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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News, Uncategorized
Bail hearing reveals Waterville fistfight led to shooting, murder charge
Lawyers argue whether Tyler Quirion, charged with murder in the Feb. 19 shooting death of Justin Iraola in Waterville, should be held without bail.
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Posted inMaine, News
Jay partnering with Auburn agency to submit grant to develop master recreational plan
Jay is working with representatives of Livermore and Livermore Falls with the hope of being part of an economic revitalization effort.
Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Three candidates run for two spots on Augusta Board of Education
Augusta residents will vote for candidates for two at-large seats in the Nov. 5 election .
Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Watch: Police report filed after Gardiner school board candidate confronts students
School board candidate Michelle Tucker prompted a police report after speaking with three students after the September board meeting.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in new strikes
In central Beirut, rescue workers combed Friday through the rubble of a collapsed building, searching for survivors of an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens in the Lebanese capital the night before.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. sees window for a new push to break political deadlock in Lebanon to ease conflict
The U.S. and others have been pressing for years for an end to the political deadlock in Lebanon to no avail. The country’s sectarian power-sharing system has always been prone to stalemate.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine delegation concludes offshore wind mission in Denmark, Norway
Gov. Janet Mills says the trip offered a chance to meet with government and industry leaders who are ‘deeply interested in investing’ in Maine’s offshore wind development.
Posted inNation & World, News
Residents slog through flooded streets after Milton tore through Florida
Arriving just 2 weeks after the devastating Hurricane Helene, the system flooded barrier islands, tore the roof off the Tampa Bay Rays’ baseball stadium and toppled a construction crane.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville to host ‘Nightmare on Main Street’
Halloween activities during the Oct. 26 event in downtown Waterville are to include pumpkin carving, a movie, live bands, a dance performance, a whodunit mystery show, many treats, an adult costume contest and a Taylor Swift sing-along.