SOUTH CHINA — Erskine Academy students and staff attended a Renaissance Assembly on Friday, June 7, to honor their peers with Renaissance Awards. Recognition Awards were presented to the following students: Katie Shaw, Connor Alcott, Lucas Berto, Lacey Arp, Tristan Anderson and Stephanie Kumnick. In addition to Recognition Awards, Senior of the Trimester Awards also […]
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Here’s a round-up of local election results from around central Maine communities
These unofficial municipal election and school district budget validation results were reported from around central Maine.
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Erskine Academy names top 10 seniors
Aaralyn Gagnon is valedictorian, and Nolan Burgess salutatorian.
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Skowhegan woman learns to heal from nearly 20 years of stepfather’s ‘cult-like’ abuse
Aria Sanborn has grown a lot since escaping the rural Liberty mobile home her stepfather trapped her in, although she says her healing is still a work in progress.
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Court documents provide deeper look inside Maine’s clandestine cannabis grows
Laborers living out of suitcases, $10,000 electricity bills and elaborate automatic growing systems are among what officials found inside several of the residences, according to recently filed federal documents.
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China, Cornville properties among 4 targeted for seizure in illegal marijuana cases
For the first time, federal prosecutors say they are seeking the forfeiture of Maine properties used in illegal cannabis growing operations that might be tied to organized, transnational crime organizations.
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China Select Board sends budget with 9% increase to voters
Officials say China’s budget is rising for the same reasons as other towns: inflation, the rising cost of labor, and increases in county and school budgets.
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Former Liberty man sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting stepdaughter
Wade Drew Brayman, 65, was sentenced after an unusual series of hearings that lasted more than 17 hours over three days at the Waldo Judicial Center in Belfast.
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Former Liberty man convicted of sexual assault against a minor delays sentencing over jury-tampering claims
Wade Drew Brayman, 65, who was a former China- and Winslow-area food pantry employee, was convicted on several counts of sexual assault in March last year.
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There are a lot of fallen pine cones in Maine right now. Here’s why.
A University of Maine professor explains the factors contributing to an abundance of eastern white pine cones that grew on trees last fall and dropped to the ground over the past few months.