The Hallowell City Council recently approved an approximately 20% increase in property tax rates, which caused outrage among many residents.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Boat owners file complaints with authorities over mishandling by Belgrade storage, repair shop
Customers’ claims on social media were corroborated by a half dozen incident reports from the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office that detail a pattern of neglect and a lack of communication from the Belgrade Boat Shop and its owner.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Driver charged by police after crashing into bicyclist in Skowhegan
The bicyclist, a 67-year-old Fairfield man, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the Thursday evening crash, police said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Aug. 2-9, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: A 94-year-old Waterville woman is a world traveler who has seen it all
Marilyn Jean Bird recently received a prestigious award from an international travel club for having visited more than 150 countries and territories.
Posted inLife & Culture
Photos: Opening day at Skowhegan State Fair
All photos by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Nation & World
Maine teen among Taylor Swift fans in limbo after Vienna concert cancellation
Swift’s three concerts in Vienna, Austria, were canceled after officials arrested two suspects accused of plotting an attack on the stadium, but Erin Fontaine, 19, of Augusta, had already boarded a plan when the announcements were made.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop superintendent resigns, citing widespread ‘displeasure’ with two school board members
Superintendent Jim Hodgkin, who has served the Winthrop Public Schools for four years, will stay on through Nov. 1.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Groups urge caution as lakewide algae bloom forms at Androscoggin Lake
A water quality nonprofit is advising residents to avoid recreation in the lake with visible algae and where water is discolored or has an odor.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Plea deal proposed in $800,000 embezzlement from prominent Waterville lawyer
Court papers say over the course of two decades, Sarah Nale took the money from Sidney Geller, his real estate trust, and from David Geller.