Richard Murray-Burns, charged with attempted murder in a gunfight with police, was arraigned in Maine District Court on Thursday in Skowhegan.
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Man charged with aggravated attempted murder in Waterville police shooting
Richard Murray-Burns, 29, was arrested Wednesday after leaving a Bangor hospital and charged in the Dec. 22 shooting of Waterville police Officer Timothy Hinton.
Waterville’s Hilary Koch to challenge incumbent Scott Cyrway in 2020 state senate race
No other challengers have registered for the race to represent Waterville, Winslow, Albion, Benton, Clinton, Fairfield and Unity Township.
Educare Central Maine gets gift and will launch Lab School, Learning Hub
Gift to support community outreach efforts, ensure more quality early care and education opportunities are available to family and children.
Waterville officer shot during traffic stop ‘recovering well’
Investigations continue into the Dec. 22 shooting of police Officer Timothy Hinton by the suspect, who later was shot by law enforcement officers in Canaan.
New Year’s Eve brings more than snow to Waterville
More than snow was delivered Tuesday in Waterville as the Willis brothers filled the larder of the Mobil convenience store on Pleasant Street with Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. The snow added frost to the face of Caden Hopkins as he trudged down Front Street on his way to Walmart on Waterville Commons Drive. Carroll […]
Skowhegan man arrested on weapons charge after traffic stop in Waterville
Raymond Ellis, Jr. was stopped by a Waterville police Monday night for driving with his headlights off and was arrested for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
Gas explosion, murder, firefighter deaths, school controversies some of Waterville area’s top stories in 2019
The sentencing of John Williams to life in prison for the shooting death of a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy, the murder of a mother and a fatal propane explosion in Farmington were some of the major Morning Sentinel stories of the year.
Central Maine’s most-read stories of 2019
We’ve collected our 10 most-read stories of the year and presented them below in order of page views.
Waterville’s Beth Israel Congregation celebrates Hanukkah
Waterville’s Beth Israel Congregation held its Hanukkah celebration Sunday with the lighting of the candles, singing of traditional songs and feasting on foods fried in oil such as latkes. The eight-day festival of lights began at sunset Sunday, Dec. 22, and ends at sunset Monday. The festival commemorates the restoration of the temple in Jerusalem […]