Maine politicians offered their condolences to the loved ones of Andrew Cross, the firefighter who was killed in the fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber on Friday.
News
Local, state and national news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
The growing influence of the Maine church behind Portland’s Turning Point USA event
Maine’s network of evangelical Calvary Chapel churches has become increasingly vocal in state politics in recent years. Charlie Kirk’s death has spurred greater interest.
advertisement
Posted inCommunity, Food & Dining
These Augusta students won a national food contest with a theme they never even witnessed
4 students at Augusta’s Capital Area Technical Center are in Chicago this weekend to showcase their winning breakfast food truck idea: Y2Koffee.
Posted inMaine, News
Where are the songbirds? As climate shifts, Acadia’s forests are getting quieter
The songbird population at Acadia National Park has become smaller and quieter over the last half century.
Posted inNews, Sports, Tennis, Varsity Maine
Takeaways from Day 3 of the Maine singles tennis tournament
A venue change switches up the atmosphere as the singles tennis tournament continues.
Posted inNews
Firefighter killed in Searsmont mill explosion remembered as ‘wicked happy guy’
Andrew Cross, 27, was a firefighter for Morrill, officials said Saturday.
Posted inCommunity
It’s peak moose collision season in Maine. Here’s what to know on the roads.
Moose aren’t the most common animal drivers in central Maine encounter on the road, but they’re often the most expensive and dangerous.
Posted inCommunity, Maine Crime
Lewiston police say ‘broken’ juvenile court system plays key role in city’s wave of shootings
‘The system is broken… The juvenile justice system right now is a revolving door,’ Chief Carly Conley said Wednesday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program set to go nationwide
The new nonprofit Generation US is already partnering with school systems in Kansas, Kentucky, West Virginia and Wisconsin.