Over the course of several months, Morning Sentinel photographer Michael G. Seamans captured images of people living at a homeless encampment along the Kennebec River, and came to learn his assumptions about them were wrong.
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Homeless in Maine: Struggling to survive even with a paying job
Those who interact most closely with the homeless say it’s a misconception that they don’t want to work or try to help themselves.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Behold the perfection that is the Maine potato
After two or three days of eating poorly, all it takes to feel better again is to consume a hot Maine potato, mashed, dabbed with butter and salt-and-peppered, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Jan. 6-13, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Pedestrian struck by pickup truck in Augusta may have been in crosswalk, police say
Authorities have released the identities of the driver and pedestrian involved in the Tuesday incident on Memorial Drive.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Brother of man accused of Waterville murder sentenced to three years in prison on hindering charge
Jarae Lipscombe, 26, was sentenced Thursday to serve three years in prison for lying to police and helping his brother avoid arrest after the 2020 shooting death of Joseph Tracy.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Togus VA officials do not know when family accommodations on campus will reopen following October closure
The Fisher House, which provides free lodging for families of veterans seeking treatment at the Togus VA Medical Center, has been open since February 2020, but officials say they do not know when it will reopen to guests.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Domestic assault, search for suspect prompt lockouts at Winslow schools
Police say a man assaulted a woman Thursday morning at a house on Boston Avenue.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Initial round of PFAS testing of groundwater finds about 75% of Maine sites within safe levels
The state last year tested more than 1,600 private wells seen as high-priority sites, and inspectors this year will test hundreds more for groundwater contamination.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Statue of Richmond shipbuilder, which survived at least two fires, moved to Town Office
The relocation of the statue of T.J. Southard, considered one of the founders of Richmond, brings a slice of the town’s history into view during its bicentennial year.