Jeff Hewett doesn’t have any plans yet but has been working to set up his successor to take over the economic and community development office.
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The Week in Photos: Nov. 22-29, 2024
Some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photographs from the past week.
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Near Jackman, land conservation group buys 44,000 acres for $44 million
The Conservation Fund recently acquired the forest land in northern Somerset and Franklin counties, near the Canadian border.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Front & Main chef leaves Waterville with a gift
The executive chef at a Waterville restaurant who is moving out of state wanted to leave a “parting gift” — one that was key to his own survival while growing up, Amy Calder writes.
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As Oakland’s Thanksgiving Day tradition continues, a mystery endures
When did the Messalonskee Community Thanksgiving Dinner begin? Volunteers, residents and newspaper archives are not sure.
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For Oakland-area Girl Scouts, Thanksgiving tradition is baked in
Girl Scouts prepared Tuesday to bake over 200 pies for this year’s Messalonskee Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Oakland, a tradition that has continued for over two decades.
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Waterville man facing charges for burglary, theft in Norridgewock
Mathew Woodard, 43, is alleged to have stolen a firearm, Apple AirPods and a small amount of cash Nov. 10, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Occupant jumps out window as fire levels Waterville home
The Waterville Fire Department responded to three reported fires Monday night, one of which leveled a mobile home on Heather Drive and sent a woman to the hospital.
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Two dead after single-car crash in Norridgewock
Kyle Wyman, 31, of Madison and his female passenger, whom police did not identify, died near the intersection of U.S. Route 201A and Father Rasle Road, officials said.
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Waterville Fire Department seeks to recoup $500,000 in debt from those who have used city’s ambulance service
The City Council last week approved hiring a collections agency which will not try to collect from Waterville residents who have used the fire department’s ambulance service.