David ‘Mike’ Obert entered the plea last week after he was initially charged with two counts of manslaughter following a 2019 collision in Madison that killed a married couple.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Oct. 14-21, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Reporting Aside: A mother urgently tells domestic violence victims that, ‘You have to be careful when you leave’
During October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Terry Gilman remembers her daughter, Autumn Joy Gullifer, who was murdered by Gullifer’s estranged husband, and offers tips to those affected by violence, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
South End Teen Center celebrates 20th anniversary
WATERVILLE — Kennebec Valley Community Action Program’s South End Teen Center celebrated its 20-year milestone anniversary with an open house Sept. 21. The gathering included youth-led tours of the newly updated facility. Recent upgrades include freshly painted walls in all of the rooms and new appliances, with the addition of a washer and dryer for […]
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
SNAPSHOT: Waterville church holds diaper drive to benefit Essentials Closet
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Photos: Local domestic violence survivors raise awareness with posters in Waterville
Members of the group Finding Our Voices hung posters Thursday at downtown Waterville businesses depicting 44 female victims of domestic violence from Maine, between the ages of 18 and 81. Among the group was Patrisha McLean, president of Finding Our Voices, is the former wife of “American Pie” singer Don McLean, of Camden. All photos by Morning Sentinel staff photographer Rich Abrahamson.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville high school students, staff pitch in to put some shine on the city
About 500 Waterville Senior High School students and 80 staff volunteered in the community Thursday as part of Day of Caring, organized by the school and United Way.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Removal of LGBTQ-themed poster at Oakland school stirs debate, but remedy appears in hand
The superintendent of Regional School Unit 18, Carl Gartley, had expressed concern the poster was provided by what he believed was a political organization, OUT Maine, but he is working with Messalonskee High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance on a modified version of the poster.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Former Athens fire chief indicted on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor
Sean Boyd, 46, of Athens has been indicted on charges he sexually assaulted a child in 2014, among other indictments handed up last week by a Somerset County grand jury.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Five charged in separate theft, burglary cases in Somerset County
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office says a camp in Mercer and, more recently, homes in Jackman and Moose River were targeted.