Patrisha McLean found her voice after leaving an abusive marriage, and she wants to use it to help lift the shame and stigma that’s attached to victims of domestic violence and abuse.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Fire Department gets OK to buy tower truck
Waterville City Councilors approved more than $1 million in fire department purchases, including a fire tower truck, a resurfacing of the fire station floor and repairing masonry at the station.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Litchfield murder plea agreement could mean prison for teen
Lukas Mironovas, 16, accused of killing his mother, waived his right Wednesday to a court hearing to determine whether he would be prosecuted as a juvenile or adult at the Capital Judicial Center.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council, despite pushback from mayor, OKs rezoning for marijuana store near highway
Councilors voted 5-1 to approve the zoning change to allow an adult-use marijuana store at 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive with Chiarman Sydney Mayhew the lone dissenter.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Gardiner officials to consider extending Summer Street development agreement
Developers Collaborative, a Portland-based property development company, has been working to build out parcels that city officials acquired along Cobbosseecontee Stream at the edge of the city’s downtown.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
In Farmington explosion’s aftermath, 30 people seek new housing
Eleven homes have been destroyed after the LEAP building exploded yesterday morning, leaving 30 people homeless.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta Council to consider city’s first ever medical marijuana retail store licenses
City officials believe there are more medical marijuana businesses operating in Augusta than the three that have applied for licenses.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Former Jackman physician assistant indicted, re-arrested
Gerald Keenan was arrested Friday by State Police in Brewer and faces 21 counts related to sexual contact or assault on two pre-teen boys in Jackman where Keenan worked in the 1990s.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Uncategorized
Marijuana store, more than $1 million in Fire Department purchases on Waterville council agenda
In addition to considering a request to rezone part of 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive to allow an adult-use marijuana store there, the City Council on Tuesday will consider awarding contracts to buy a fire ladder truck, resurface the fire station floor and do masonry repair, accept a FEMA Grant for the fire department and appoint a panel to study fire services.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Thomas College dedicates School of Education to Waterville natives
Since 2002, Peter and Paula Lunder have given more than $5 million to Thomas College, including a $1.7 million gift in 2015 that established the Center for Innovation in Education.