Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Dec. 21-27, 2024.
china maine
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
No injuries reported in fire that ‘gutted’ Vassalboro garage
The fire led crews to close a stretch of Main Street for several hours Saturday.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, News
Teenager from China sustains serious injuries in Palermo crash
The driver of the 2002 Ford Ranger pickup truck was southbound when he drove off North Palermo Road, hit a cement barrier along a driveway and overturned, officials said.
Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
‘Our democracy in action’: High turnout reported as voters across central Maine flock to polls
Poll workers across the region dealt with lines of voters Tuesday, even after heavy absentee voting. ‘We want people to know their vote is safe, and it counts,’ said one official.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Politics
Why are so few Mainers running for local office?
Voters Nov. 5 will find that many communities are having trouble filling municipal positions. Age, apathy and growing vitriol from the public are leaving their mark, officials say.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Outdoors
On opening day of deer season, central Maine hunters largely unfazed by PFAS advisory
Hunters who got off to a quick, successful start to the season Saturday morning in areas around two new “Do Not Eat” advisory areas said they avoided the affected areas and were not concerned about contamination in nearby places.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Politics
Five candidates vie for 3 seats on China Select Board
Residents Edwin Bailey, Tod Detre and Thomas Rumpf are seeking their first terms on the town’s five-person Select Board. Two candidates, Brent Chesley and Blane Casey, are incumbent councilors seeking reelection.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Feds successful in taking Cornville home investigated for illegal marijuana grow
A home in Corinna that housed another suspected illegal growing operation was also ordered by a judge to be taken by federal authorities earlier this month.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Politics
China residents to vote on making elected positions appointed, banning high-voltage power lines
Residents are set to vote Nov. 5 on five ordinances, ranging from a temporary moratorium on new electric transmission lines to changes to the town’s development district and land codes.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Nation & World
Mid-Maine Chamber president on vacation weathers Florida hurricane
Kimberly Lindlof, president and CEO of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville, described riding out Hurricane Milton at her condo in Venice, Florida, where she is vacationing.