Jury finds Gardiner man guilty of murder in shooting, machete attack

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Published
January 27, 2023

Jury finds Gardiner man guilty of murder in shooting, machete attack

Dylan Ketcham, 23, was found guilty Friday of three crimes tied to a January 2020 incident in Gardiner. He faces a sentence of between 25 years to life in prison.
Published
January 27, 2023

Week In Photos Jan. 20-27, 2023

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Published
January 27, 2023

Reporting Aside: Space shuttle tragedy continues to reverberate 37 years later

Christa McAuliffe was 37 and a popular teacher from New Hampshire when she and six others died in the space shuttle Challenger explosion on Jan. 28, 1986, Amy Calder writes.
Published
January 26, 2023

Augusta, Waterville among top communities in Maine for increasing home sale prices

The two cities were among the top 10 in Maine, and the two most northern communities, for largest increases in median sale prices for homes from 2021 to 2022.
Published
January 26, 2023

Attorneys argue whether Gardiner shooting, machete attack was premeditated murder or self-defense as case heads to jury

The jury recessed Thursday before reaching a verdict about Dylan Ketcham, who is accused of killing Jordan Johnson and attempting to murder Caleb Trudeau in Gardiner in 2020.
Published
January 26, 2023

Buildings collapse in Washington, Union after wet, heavy snow hits region

The two collapses were among those reported in Maine in the aftermath of a storm Wednesday that brought snow and rain to the region.
Published
January 26, 2023

Affordable housing complex for older adults in Augusta to begin leasing in February

As construction on Senior Living at the Marketplace wraps up, leasing is expected to start for the affordable units targeted at those 55 or older.
Published
January 26, 2023

Snow followed by rain tamps down snowfall totals in central Maine

The most recent storm to move into the region left about 6 inches of snow in places such as Jackman and Manchester, but when people got up Thursday morning the totals had diminished due to the following rain.
Published
January 25, 2023

Project planned for downtown Waterville would provide more than 60 housing units

As part of the plan, buildings at the corner of Temple and Front streets, as well as a former office building at the corner of Appleton and Front, would be razed and two buildings initially constructed in their place.
Published
January 25, 2023

Winners of 3 awards recognizing contributions of local businesses, entrepreneurs to be decided Friday via text voting

Voting will take place at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce's annual formal banquet, the Kenney Awards, which returns to the Augusta Civic Center for the first time since 2020.