Julia Gagnon became a household name in Maine when she made it to the final seven singers on the latest season of ‘American Idol.’ She talked about her journey during a live conversation Tuesday at Given Auditorium at Colby College.
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Public hearing Wednesday for new Pittston recall ordinance
A public hearing for the updated recall ordinance is set for 6 p.m. before the regularly scheduled select board meeting.
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Winslow High School names honor roll students
WINSLOW — Winslow High School recently named the following students to the first quarter honor roll for the 2024-25 academic year. Seniors — High honors: Kiley Barron, Emily-Lynn Carlson, Kyrah Denis, Crowe MacQuarrie, Meghan Mahoney, Katherine Nichols, Brady Poulin, Ava Prickett, Jacqueline Soucy, Maximilian Spicer, Sophia Sullivan, Maya Veilleux and Dillon Whitney. Honors: Madyson Achorn, […]
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Chelsea’s Robert Kenney Baker receives Boston Post Cane
CHELSEA — The town presented its oldest resident, 97-year-old Robert Kenney Baker, the Boston Post Cane Oct. 9. Due to the loss of the original Boston Post Cane, the town elected to give Baker a replica engraved with his name and date of award. The cane award started in New England in 1909 as a […]
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Midcoast Maine craftsmen get swept up by tools for choring
Wiscasset small business owners suggest holiday gifts for loved ones — from sustainable kitchen towels to handcrafted wooden brooms.
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University of Maine system reports historically high retention rate
More than 75% of undergraduates who were enrolled last fall returned to school this year. The system said that’s the highest number since they began tracking retention data two decades ago.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Moscow man accused of 2022 Bingham home invasion indicted on additional tampering charges
Tyler Couture, 32, has been indicted on charges of burglary, aggravated assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, and tampering with a witness or informant.
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Residents call for Winslow councilors to step down in wake of manager’s resignation
Councilor-elect Doris Labranche and Councilors Fran Hudson and Mike Joseph are facing calls to step down after Bowman, among the only openly transgender town managers in the nation, resigned due to “hateful” rhetoric from councilors and residents.
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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles in Baton Rouge said the law had an ‘overtly religious’ purpose and is ‘unconstitutional on its face.’
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Connecticut man who tried to set dog on fire in Skowhegan, caused high-speed chase sentenced to time served
Christopher T. Farrow, 36, was sentenced to 204 days in prison that he has already served in Maine and was ordered to be transferred back to Connecticut to finish serving a separate sentence there.