Residents Edwin Bailey, Tod Detre and Thomas Rumpf are seeking their first terms on the town’s five-person Select Board. Two candidates, Brent Chesley and Blane Casey, are incumbent councilors seeking reelection.
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Update: Several people, including juveniles, arrested by U.S. Marshals on gun charges in Skowhegan
Two juveniles and one 18-year-old were arrested in connection to violent weapons offenses out of Massachusetts, officials said.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine gets $53 million to improve freight rail safety, reconnect former Millinocket mill site
The federal funding will be used to upgrade mainlines in Penobscot, Aroostook, Washington and Piscataquis counties and restore a rail service to the Great Northern Paper mill redevelopment site.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Hubbard Free Library card design competition voting begins Friday
The competition began in September, when the Friends of the Hubbard Free Library accepted 21 submissions, most of which came from K-8 students at Stepping Stones Montessori School in Chelsea.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Franklin County deputies investigate rash of burglaries, thefts in Phillips
If anyone has any information about the break-ins and thefts, they are asked to call the Franklin County Regional Communications Center at 207-778-6140.
Posted inCommunity
Fayette school participating in school breakfast program
FAYETTE — Fayette Central School is participating in Special Provision II. This alternative is referred to as Provision II. All students enrolled in school may participate in the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program at no charge. Household free/ reduced meal applications are not being distributed or received but similar forms may […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta Interstate 95 on-ramp from Western Avenue to close temporarily
The on-ramp from eastbound Western Avenue onto Interstate 95 at Exit 109 is to close Monday, for about 30 days, as part of the replacement of the Western Avenue bridge.
Posted inNation & World
NASA astronaut hospitalized after SpaceX Crew-8 splashdown return off Florida coast
The space station is now back to its normal crew size – four Americans and three Russians – after months of overflow.
Posted inAmy Calder, Election 2024, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Reporting Aside: How will central Mainers vote?
A quick polling of Waterville area residents about who they plan to vote for for president garnered an eclectic set of answers, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta board approves height rules change for major redevelopment of former Kmart site
A $48 million redevelopment proposal could bring a hotel with a rooftop restaurant or bar, apartments or condominiums to the site off Western Avenue.