Victor Sousa, 24, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Three suspects arrested after Norridgewock armed robbery prompts shelter-in-place advisories
Police responded to a robbery at a residence on Airport Road shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday and the search for the suspects ended around 1:30 p.m., according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council votes to delay referring controversial church rezoning request to Planning Board
The First Church of Waterville on Park Street is asking the council to rezone 3 and 5 Park St. so the church can expand its parking and add a handicapped accessible ramp, which current zoning does not allow for a parking lot.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Man charged in Fairfield murder had reportedly assaulted victim just days prior
Raheem Shamar Goodwin, 22, of Benton, made an initial appearance in court Tuesday in connection with a charge of murdering Edwin Weeks, 62.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine launches $1 million ad campaign to attract teachers amid shortage
The initiative is funded with pandemic relief money and quantifies for the first time the number of educator vacancies in Maine: over 850.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Nonprofit land trust acquires 50 acres of wetlands in East Madison
The Somerset Woods Trustees purchased the parcel, located next to the north inlet of Lake Wesserunsett, from the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Somerset officer found justified in shooting armed man in Norridgewock in 2021
Deputy Michael Lyman ‘reasonably believed’ that Trevor A. Caouette posed an ‘imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death’ before the officer shot and wounded the man who was pointing a handgun at police, the attorney general’s office concluded in a report.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to consider Park Street church request to raze buildings for more parking
Some city residents are concerned that the First Church of Waterville is looking to demolish buildings at 3 and 5 Park St.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
$35 million Waterville housing project slated to launch next year
Head of Falls Village is expected to include two buildings with 18 workforce and 45 market-rate apartments on the corner of Front and Temple streets in downtown Waterville.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan businesses report strong — but unpredictable — start to holiday season
Several businesses, including some that are new to the downtown area, reported solid sales.