Following a yearlong investigation into the death of a 4-month-old child, Lisa Barney, 54, of Oakland was arrested Friday on a charge of manslaughter.
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Man charged with murder in Waterville shooting death
Tyler Quirion, 20, of Waterville, was arrested Friday and charged with murder, manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in the Feb. 19 killing of Justin Iraola on South Grove Street.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System lays off 13 IT employees, reassigns dozens more
The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring of the systemwide IT department, Chief Information Officer Robert Placido told workers Friday afternoon in an email obtained by the Press Herald.
Posted inMaine, News
Franklin County register of probate on administrative leave pending investigation
Heidi Jordan was elected to her first term as register of probate in November 2021 and is seeking election to a second, four-year term on Nov. 5.
Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Maine, News
Kennebec County emergency physician program is saving lives, doctor tells Augusta councilors
The county’s MD3 pilot program may run out of money at the end of the year. One of its doctors says that would be a mistake.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Woman seriously injured in Rome motorcycle crash
The crash happened at 1:04 p.m. and involved an SUV.
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KVCAP plans to begin construction on 37-unit Waterville apartment complex this winter
The three-story development will be located beside KVCAP’s Waterville location on the corners of King and Gold streets, the organization said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop’s school budget has nearly $700,000 shortfall, interim superintendent says
Interim Superintendent Becky Foley spotted the error in her second week on the job and told the Winthrop School Board Wednesday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine preservation group lists Fayette’s Starling Hall among most endangered places
Starling Hall is the oldest building in Maine to have been built as a Grange Hall.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Construction to begin in Unity on Maine’s first halal slaughterhouse
Hussam Al Rawi and his wife, Kathryn Piper, opened Five Pillars Butchery, a halal meat processing business in 2017, after moving to Maine the previous year. The couple were awarded nearly $3 million in federal grants earlier this year to add a slaughterhouse to the butchery at 119 Bangor Road.