We baby boomers had it pretty good when we consider how young people entering the workforce now struggle to meet high rents, buy food and gas and pay off college and car loans, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
Three central Maine graduates reflect on their lives and what’s next
Three central Maine students have followed very different paths to reach high school graduation, and they say they’re ready to take on their next challenges.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Family of horse and pony lovers strut their stuff at Pittston Fair
Jesse and Casey Seavey of North Anson, and their three daughters, twins Mariah and Morgan, 11, and Lindsey, 6, compete with their workhorses and ponies at the Pittston Fair.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Richmond lupines, politics and sports championships featured in Week In Photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Waterville community celebrates historic Black family on Juneteenth
Samuel Osborne and his family, who became beloved members of the Waterville community in the late 19th century, were honored in a Juneteenth celebration at their gravesites in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Vietnam vet, 78, fights off assailant at Hallowell home
An alleged late-night assault raises questions about Hallowell’s police staffing, as city officials debate adding a fifth officer for the department.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville sees modest tax rate increase with new budget
A statistical property revaluation, whose results are expected soon, could lower the city’s property tax rate, officials say.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Winthrop cat shelter will stay open after raising nearly $100,000
Weeks after putting out its plea for help, the PALS No-Kill Cat Shelter has received enough donations to stay in operation and hire a fundraising director.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta bird attack prompts trail closure at Bond Brook Trails
‘Two pounds of fury:’ Officials believe a nesting goshawk is defending its territory and is attacking people it deems threatening.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville rethinking residency requirement as search for city manager stalls
City councilors will consider voting to put a referendum on the November ballot asking voters if they want to eliminate a requirement in the city charter that a city manager must live in Waterville.