VASSALBORO — A move to put a self-storage company where the Grand View topless coffee shop once stood is moving forward, the Planning Board was told Tuesday night.
Water district seat contested
WINSLOW — Competition isn’t a word normally associated with elections to the board of trustees for the Kennebec Water District.
Floodplain rules, town plan money on China ballot
CHINA — Voters will decide two referendum questions and one contest in local elections at the polls Tuesday.
Morning Sentinel police log: Nov. 4, 2011
WATERVILLE — Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey said Thursday that police have received no reports of area children receiving candy at Halloween that was tainted with drugs.
Rome man wanted in assault surrenders
A Rome man, on the lam since last weekend when he allegedly attempted to strangle his girlfriend with a shoelace and threatened her teenage daughter with a knife, was behind bars Thursday.
Ceremony at State House honors veterans for service
AUGUSTA — Area veterans and their families were honored with Maine gold and silver star honorable service medals Thursday for their actions and sacrifices.
Auction, dinner to benefit park
SKOWHEGAN — Supporters of Lake George Regional Park have donated more than a hundred items for Saturday’s annual auction and spaghetti supper at the Skowhegan Community Center.
Familiar faces vie for Pittsfield council seat
PITTSFIELD — Two local women are vying for an open seat on the Town Council in the Nov. 8 election.
A dire need for local hospital beds
Is it not sad that our loved ones cannot find a bed in a secure unit in Waterville and have to go many miles from home and family, and friends have to travel miles to see them? With a beautiful hospital like Seton, not in use. The cost would not be great as it is already a hospital.
Baffling traffic behavior
On a recent Friday, I was at the light on Elm Street waiting for a green so I could cross the intersection at Post Office Square.