A multimillion-dollar project to replace the lone station that handles all of Winslow and Vassalboro’s untreated sewage will soon be underway.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Residents return sports, teacher development funds back to budget for Wales-based school district
After a previous budget proposal failed at the ballot in June, about $600,000 was cut. Residents on Wednesday added back about $73,000, then approved the budget for a July 30 referendum.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Lightning strike sparks fire that collapses barn in Canaan
The cause of the late Wednesday night fire was determined Thursday after an investigation by the state fire marshal’s office.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Massachusetts man sentenced to serve 18 years in prison for attempted murder in Waterville
Irineu B. Goncalves, 35, of Revere, Massachusetts, was convicted last month of strangling and beating the mother of his children in June 2023 outside a Waterville hotel.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Kennebec County Courthouse damaged in powerful storm
Tuesday’s storm downed trees and power lines and severely damaged the roof on the historic Kennebec County Courthouse as remnants of Hurricane Beryl move through New England.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop voters pass $13.5 million school budget
The Town Council voted against the proposed spending plan in early June, sending it back to the School Board.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine, News
Proposed Hallowell budget would increase property taxes 25%
Before approving the budget, city councilors plan to seek cuts to reduce the hit on taxpayers.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Hallowell mayor apologizes for ‘militancy’ comment aimed at local Pride Alliance
Mayor George LaPointe made the comment in a conversation that was recorded without his knowledge and shared on social media.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
These paddleboarders are making a 175-mile journey from Moosehead Lake to Atlantic Ocean
Chris Morgan is leading the convoy of paddleboarders, canoeists and kayakers on a 175-mile long jaunt down the entire Kennebec River.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Bingham woman in Somerset County crash in ‘critical’ condition; baby suffers leg injuries
Kennedy Humphrey, 18, and Adrean Yates, 27, of Bingham, remained Tuesday at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after the car they were in Saturday collided with a Chevrolet truck on Kennebec River Road in Concord. A baby in the back seat of the car suffered leg injuries.