A Pittston Fair Association official estimated at midday Sunday that 1,500 people attended the three-day fair, which began Friday. A weekend in a typical year, without “crazy rain,” would draw up to 3,000.
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Rare tornado watch issued for parts of Maine, but no twisters arrive
Sunday’s severe weather was still the most hazardous forecast Maine has had so far this year, a National Weather Service forecaster said.
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Posted inLocal Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan to hold special town meeting to fix $158,071 typo in meeting warrant
At the annual town meeting June 10, the amount listed in the article for general government was underreported due to a typographical error, town officials said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta senior housing project with 34 units moves closer to construction
The $11.3 million project was recently awarded Community Development Block Grant funds and won approval of MaineHousing.
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On Peaks Island’s back shore, residents and tourists are divided over rock sculptures
Some visitors and residents of Peaks enjoy making cairns, sculptures made out of stacked rocks. But others think these sculptures taint the view and hurt the environment.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
A judge committed these Maine patients to a hospital. Some say they’re being sent to prison.
Maine has been quietly sending people found not criminally responsible for their crimes to a controversial, for-profit facility in South Carolina where they say they are not getting mental health treatment.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
As seasonal home sales grow in Maine, businesses pop up to watch them
Maine has the highest percentage of second homes in the country, and Portland has been named the nation’s hottest luxury real estate market for almost a year. Entrepreneurs are cashing in on the trend.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
At Waterville conference, suicide attempt survivor Kevin Hines urges people to care for others
Kevin Hines, who spoke Saturday at the Rotary District 7790 Conference in Waterville, survived a suicide attempt off of the Golden Gate Bridge in 2000 and now is a motivational speaker, author and filmmaker spreading awareness about suicide prevention.
Posted inMaine, News
Heat wave gives Maine a sneak peek at summers of the future
Maine isn’t used to or prepared for the heat that’s coming our way, experts say, and some communities are more vulnerable than others.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Singer and Broadway star Jane Morgan celebrating 100th birthday in Ogunquit
A longtime Kennebunkport summer resident who made hit records and sang on Broadway, Morgan will talk about her long career at an event at Ogunquit Playhouse on Monday.