A lack of rain that followed late-spring frosts worried farmers, but pickers are turning out early and often to gather strawberries while observing public health recommendations related to COVID-19.
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Madison Area Memorial High School top 10 seniors for class of 2020
Lucy Perkins named valedictorian, Shelby Belanger salutatorian.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Hunt of a lifetime: Athens boy, 5, bags 2 turkeys with 1 shot
Using equipment made by his father, including a tripod and a kickplate to absorb the recoil, young Carlton Cipriano shot two jake turkeys — young males — on youth spring hunting day for turkeys in Cornville.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Athens man charged with arson after footprints tracked in snow
Dwayne Weese, 52, was charged by state fire marshals after authorities tracked a trail of footprints in the snow from where a house fire started Athens.
Posted inCommunity
Linkletter to receive 2020 Principal’s Award
Student is a senior at Madison Area Memorial High School.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
No one injured after truck loaded with wood chips rolls over in Athens
Officials believe that the driver, Elwood Yeaton III, 47, of Peru, may have navigated a turn too quickly, causing the vehicle to roll over.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Madison businesses buy gas meters for local fire departments in wake of Farmington explosion
Several fire stations across central Maine are now equipped with the meters and were trained on how to use them on Monday night in Madison by Waterville firefighter Al Nygren.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Amy Calder: There are a lot of odd, quirky, peculiar road names
Central Maine is home to lots of unusual street and road names, but the town of Skowhegan takes the cake for the most whimsical, columnist Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Man, dog found dead in Athens home destroyed by fire
The blaze on North Road drew a large response from area fire departments Wednesday night. Gregory Corson, 61, and a pit bull named Dudley were killed in the flames.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Area students named to RIT dean’s list
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The following local residents were named to the 2019 spring semester dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology. Devon Poisson, of Monmouth, is in the electrical engineering program. Olivia Tamborini, of Readfield, is in the business administration-marketing program. Joshua Farrin, of Pittston, is in the electrical engineering program. Tory Leo, of Mercer, […]