Extended cold snap, not enough drivers contribute to waits up to a week or longer for fuel.
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Kittery day care won’t reopen following carbon monoxide poisoning
Building Blocks Learning Center plans to close after at least 11 people were hospitalized following the exposure.
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Posted inMaine
Hallowell police staffing slowly rebounds at start of new chief’s tenure
Chris Giles became police chief in December amid union negotiations that brought pay increases for officers to strengthen faltering recruitment efforts.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Fire destroys Mercer mobile home Thursday morning
Firefighters responded to a fully involved fire, believed to be started by a woodstove, early Thursday morning, a fire official said.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Susan Collins votes no as Kash Patel narrowly wins confirmation as FBI chief
Maine’s Republican senator cited Patel’s ‘aggressive political activity’ as one reason for her opposition and Democrats warned that Patel had vowed to seek revenge against anti-Trump conspirators.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
First Church of Waterville files federal lawsuit against the city
Church leaders say the city has stymied its religious land use by failing to let it remove two buildings from its property.
Posted inCommunity
Messalonskee High School names honor students
Students are recognized for academic achievement for the second quarter.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
The other Cards: the guilt and grief of loving a mass shooter
Members of the Bowdoin family are among the few relatives of a mass shooter to ever talk openly about their experience.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine regulators rap Versant for delaying audit over electricity rates
The cost of reviewing the utility’s operations, to be paid by ratepayers, has soared to $554,025, over than $140,000 more than the original contract price.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Food & Dining, Life & Culture, Maine, Recipes
Setting the scene onstage when the scene involves food
At local theaters, a recent run of food-related shows requires careful consideration for the food on stage.