Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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News and information from the greater Waterville area.
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Former Waterville mayor sells cookbooks to help soup kitchen
Reporting Aside: Tom Nale of Waterville created a cookbook featuring his mother’s Middle Eastern cuisine recipes and is giving all the proceeds to the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen.
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Last of trio charged with Norridgewock robbery sentenced
Prosecutors dropped most charges against the three arrested in the December 2023 incident, which prompted a heavy police response and area schools and businesses to lock their doors for hours.
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Maine rivers don’t flood despite heavy rain, high winds
The overnight storm caused power outages and canceled schools, but there was minimal flooding.
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Maine’s illegal cannabis grow houses are being refurbished, relisted and sold
More than 30 of the properties appear to be back on the market amid a law enforcement crackdown this year.
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Unity man pleads guilty to gross sexual assault charge
Jesse J. Harvey, 31, sexually assaulted an extended family member when she was 12 years old, according to prosecutors.
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Skowhegan plow truck hits, injures woman walking in a road
Police Chief David Bucknam said the 31-year-old woman was walking on Madison Avenue wearing dark-colored clothing when a plow on the truck clipped her.
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Recently elected Ken Gagnon resigns from Waterville City Council
Gagnon, who represents Ward 5, had served in the seat only since April after having been chosen in a special election.
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Storm bringing high winds, heavy rains to central Maine
The National Weather Service says there is a strong possibility of power outages and flooding from Wednesday’s storm, which is expected to last through the night.
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Man gets plea deal for charges from Skowhegan illegal marijuana grow
Xi Qiang Zhao, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor level charge with a deferred disposition, was the first of about a dozen defendants facing similar charges in Somerset County to reach a plea agreement with prosecutors.