One fire was started by an improperly discarded cigarette, and the other is believed to have started by heat tape wrapped around a pipe.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Last actions Biden team will take before Trump takes over White House
Here are some of the moves the administration is taking now.
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Posted inBusiness
General Motors lays off 1,000 workers, cutting costs to compete in crowded market
GM and other automakers have been navigating an uncertain transition to electric vehicles both in the U.S. and worldwide.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine to sell Hutchinson Center to Waldo nonprofit for $3 million
The university picked Calvary Chapel Belfast in the first round, but it later rescinded the offer, citing an error in the bidding assessment process.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Week In Photos Nov. 8-15, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Judge sets bail at $75,000 for Rumford man charged with attempted murder and arson
Police say Billy Morvent crashed his truck Nov. 5 into a nearby home, set it on fire and fired at people there.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
New building being constructed after fire destroys Waterville eatery
The Last Unicorn Restaurant at 6 and 8 Silver St. in downtown Waterville was destroyed by fire last year, and the property owner has hired an architect and contractor to construct another building.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Winter’s aglow in this garden wonderland
It’s the 10th anniversary of Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. The light show has attracted 780,000 visitors to Boothbay, who wind through a mile of pathways adorned by more than 750,000 high-efficiency LED lights – about 66 miles of lights if laid end-to-end. Photos by staff photographer Ben McCanna.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s top court wants specific disciplinary recommendations for justice who failed to recuse herself
The state’s Committee on Judicial Conduct recommended that Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine Connors be sanctioned for participating in foreclosure cases that posed a conflict of interest.
Posted inCommunity
Madison Junior Senior High School lists 1st quarter honor roll
MADISON — Madison Junior Senior High School has announced the following students were named to its first quarter honor roll for 2024-25 school year. Seniors High honors: Mikal Corley, Raegan Cowan, Leila Dunphy, Ella Haynie, Ethan Linkletter, Austin Mercier, Aurora Norsworthy, Mackenzie Robbins and Allison Tuscan. Honors: Jeason Almeida, Avea Daskoski, Bryan Donnelly, Ally Drury, […]