Following a public hearing at which town residents challenged how selectmen were proposing to regulate solar installations and medical cannabis retail stores and cultivation operations, revised versions will be prepared and posted before they head to an Oct. 5 special town meeting to vote on them.
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Augusta councilors renew city manager’s contract for another year
Susan Robertson, who has held the role since 2021, said she plans to retire next fall.
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Scarborough man hit by truck, severely injured on I-95 in Waterville
State police say that a 27-year-old man from Scarborough was out of his vehicle Friday afternoon when he was struck by a box truck driving south on the Interstate 95 in Waterville.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Augusta councilors vote to fund winter overnight shelter for one month longer than last year
City officials also expressed frustration with what they say is a lack of timely state support for helping people who are homeless.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Two charged after multiple stolen vehicles found at St. Albans property, police say
Steven Dumont, 41, and Shania Tripp, 25, both of St. Albans, were arrested Wednesday and charged with receiving stolen property after deputies from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office recovered three stolen vehicles at a St. Albans residence this week.
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Unconventional high school course has Newport-area students hooked
Nokomis Regional High School has a philosophy of ‘doing high school differently,’ and it’s doing that with a new English elective in which students learn the art of fly-fishing.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Sept. 15-22, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Homeless veteran, described as invaluable volunteer, suffers setback after Waterville tumble
Ryan Sirois, 39, was leaving the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, where he’s seen as vital to its operations, when he sustained serious injuries after falling from his bicycle, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta’s Viles Arboretum opens wetland boardwalk
The arboretum, on the east side of the state’s capital city, used both money from the Bureau of Parks and Lands as well as other fundraising to pay for the boardwalk that allows easy access to the wetland area along the north edge of its 224-acre facility.
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A peek into the past: 70 years of Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre coverage
We take a trip down memory lane through 70 years of newspaper coverage of the Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre, ahead of its final screenings this weekend.