VASSALBORO — For 19 years members of the Vassalboro United Methodist Church have prepared and delivered a community calendar on which birthdays, anniversaries and memorials can be listed at no cost. A church member updates those listings, and three others secure ads from local businesses to cover the printing costs. This year there were 34 […]
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Harris can’t point to anything she would have done differently than Biden in ‘The View’ appearance
Later in the show, the Democratic nominee identified one thing that she would do differently: She would put a Republican in her Cabinet.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
Man indicted for alleged Kennebec River Rail Trail rape attempt
James W. Oliver, 57, allegedly pushed a woman into the bushes and assaulted her in Augusta.
Posted inNation & World, News
What to know about Hurricane Milton as it churns toward Florida’s Gulf Coast
Hurricane Milton is churning through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida as an ‘extremely dangerous’ storm that could wallop one of the state’s major population centers just two weeks after Hurricane Helene.
Posted inCommunity
Winthrop society to host talk on Grange No. 209 Oct. 17
WINTHROP — Winthrop Maine Historical Society is set to host a presentation by Jennifer Phillips at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. Phillips is a society director whose ancestral roots have been in Winthrop since 1802. She was born and raised in Illinois before moving to […]
Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Four Gardiner candidates vie for one spot on the MSAD 11 board
Diane Potter is not seeking reelection for her seat on the MSAD 11 school board after three years of service.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes nationwide
The president was expected to announce the final Environmental Protection Agency rule Tuesday in the swing state of Wisconsin during the final month of a tight presidential campaign.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court seems open to upholding regulations on ghost guns, hard-to-trace weapons linked to crime
The manufacturers and gun rights groups challenging the rule argued the Biden administration overstepped by trying to regulate kits for quickly making nearly untraceable guns at home.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Hallowell residents behind budget petition frustrated by lack of tax relief
Members of the Hallowell City Council had assumed they could cut property taxes this year after formal approval, but learned late last month that they cannot.
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Gardiner police sergeant charged with driving under the influence after Hallowell crash
Gardiner Police Chief Todd Pilsbury said Sgt. Stacey Blair is still a member of the department and that discipline would be handled by the city of Gardiner as a ‘personnel matter.’