Ayla was reported missing Dec. 17, 2011, by her father, Justin DiPietro, from her grandmother’s Violette Avenue home in Waterville, launching the most costly state police investigation in Maine history, and she has never been found.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Nor’easter causes school closures in central Maine as region braces for large amounts of snow
The Augusta, Waterville and Skowhegan areas are expected to get 8 to 12 inches of snow by Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Woman’s plight an example of psychiatric health care crisis in Maine
A clinical psychologist who’s treating a psychotic, suicidal woman with leukemia stuck for weeks in a hospital emergency department says the state must expand existing psychiatric resources or build new, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Police: Massachusetts man arrested after high-speed chase ends in Newport
Eddie Rivera, 43, was driving a stolen 2001 Toyota Corolla when he led police on the chase Tuesday that began in Bangor, according to officials.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Panel optimistic about closing deal for Hampden waste-to-energy plant in early 2023
The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the municipal solid waste interests of 115 Maine communities, remains optimistic it will partner with Revere Capital Partners, a New York-based investment firm, early next year in owning and operating the plant.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
New Balance plans $65 million expansion of manufacturing facility in Skowhegan
A company executive told selectmen Tuesday that the footwear company now employs 250 people in Skowhegan and the expansion would add another 200 positions.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Central Maine Garden Club makes centerpieces for holidays
Members of the Central Maine Garden Club recently made Christmas centerpieces in the shape of pine trees. After wrapping the styrofoam with the greens the decorations, and hooking on the lights, the mini trees sparkled with the creators beaming in pride with their accomplishments, according to a news release from Donna Sawyer of the Oakland-based […]
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Fairfield officers prepare to launch popular Cops Care for Kids program, but this time with a twist
As part of the program Fairfield officers deliver Christmas gifts to children in town, but this year they’ll also gather with families at the Fairfield Community Center to allow more opportunity to interact with the children.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
After stepping away less than a year ago, father and son reclaim ownership of Waterville pizzeria
Steve Kosmidis was enjoying his retirement when he learned that his former restaurant, Waterville House of Pizza, was struggling, so he and his son bought it back and it will reopen under their management Wednesday.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Colby names artist Paula Wilson Lunder Institute senior fellow
WATERVILLE — Artist Paula Wilson plans to serve as a Lunder Institute senior fellow and will be the recipient of the 2022–23 Alfonso Ossorio Creative Production Grant, according to a news release from the Colby College Museum of Art’s Lunder Institute for American Art. Established in 2019 and supported by the Ossorio Foundation, the grant […]