Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Morning Sentinel
News and information from the greater Waterville area.
Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: We excel at accumulating stuff, but as we age it becomes less and less important
People and relationships matter more than material things, a truth we appreciate more as the years pass, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Waterville center to host Cornhole Cornucopia benefit Oct. 14
WATERVILLE — Alfond Youth & Community Center plans to host a fundraiser for The Unified Champions Club at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Purnell-Wrigley Field, 47 Matthews Ave. The rain location is the center’s gymnasiums at 126 North St. Unified Champions Club serves adults with disabilities by providing them with sporting and recreational activities, […]
Posted inGirls Soccer, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls soccer: Unbeaten Maranacook blanks Gardiner
Senior Lily Caban leads Black Bears to KVAC win.
Posted inLocal Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Pittsfield police Chief Bickmore to retire in October
Chief Harold “Pete” Bickmore, who has led the Pittsfield Police Department for the past five years, was diagnosed with cancer last winter.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Photos: Basking in barbecue, and the Somerset County region’s appreciation
Emergency workers in Somerset County were treated Thursday to a barbecue lunch in Skowhegan that was meant as an expression of thanks for the work they do.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Area Scout leaders complete youth protection training
Nine Scouting leaders completed youth protection training Sept. 19 at the American Legion Post on Eastern Avenue in Augusta. As stated in the Boy Scout Handbook, “Child abuse is a serious problem in our society, and unfortunately, it can occur anywhere, even in Scouting. Youth safety is Scouting’s No. 1 concern.” Child abusers are out […]
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Nation & World
Mainers with Florida connections monitor Hurricane Ian, stay in touch with family
As the powerful storm makes landfall in Florida, those who live there are holed up at their homes, awaiting the onslaught of wind and water.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Conversation with author Machado at Colby College to kick off first Maine Lit Fest
Carmen Maria Machado, who wrote the celebrated “In the Dream House,” spoke this week ahead of the festival and weighed in on rising efforts to ban books from school libraries.
Posted inCommunity, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Clinton Fire and Police departments receive grants to upgrade equipment
The Fire Department expects to use a grant to buy equipment that allows firefighters to refill their air tanks, while police are looking to use two grants to enhance their body camera system.