Kim and Chris Brawn, with help from their son Carter, have been running Pease Hill Farm, a cut flower farm located in Monmouth, for three years and this is the first year they’ve tried growing tulips indoors. Last fall they bought and planted 15,000 tulip bulbs. They planted 5,000 in the ground outside and 10,000 were planted, 66 to a plastic crate, in potting soil to be forced to bloom over the winter.
cmnews
Photos: Musicians with Pineland Suzuki School prepare for concert
Young musicians with the school held a rehearsal to prepare for one of the most important performances of the year, a benefit concert scheduled for Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at the Williamson Performing Arts Center at Lawrence High School in Fairfield. Photos by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Rich Abrahamson.
Waterville man sentenced to year in prison after sexually explicit images of child found on phone
The explicit image was discovered as a screensaver on Joel E. Williams Jr.’s phone after he left it behind at a store, authorities said.
Outcry over proposed ordinances prompts West Gardiner officials to scuttle 2 of them
While West Gardiner residents have historically favored little regulation, more than 200 residents turned out to a public hearing Thursday to support a ban on commercial solar and self-storage facilities rather than regulation.
Hallowell-area district already faces $1.5 million budget hike in first year without Richmond
Even though the budget numbers are expected to change over the coming months, RSU 2 school officials are seeing the impact of federal COVID-19 funds ending and Richmond’s recent withdrawal from the regional school district.
Week In Photos March 10-17, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Reporting Aside: Rather than investing in ‘stuff,’ Waterville woman says, invest in others
Brenda Whitney gets joy from helping others, without looking for thank-yous, Amy Calder writes.
Pittston Select Board removes 2 election workers over claims of bias for candidate
A divided Select Board voted to remove Cheryl Peaslee and Vicki Kelley from the list of election clerks ahead of Monday’s vote over concerns they openly campaigned for one of the board candidates.
Norridgewock man arrested on a warrant, drug charges
Joshua Wheaton, 37, was arrested Wednesday on three charges, including possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Central Maine towns consider Delta Ambulance fee that could cost tens of thousands of dollars a year
Freedom has already rejected the fee and switched providers, while Fairfield and Oakland, each of which would pay more than $96,000 a year, have given preliminary approval to the added expense.