The weekend event featured more than 50 vendors, slot car racing, a seminar co-hosted by a NASCAR safety official and drivers who traveled from as far as Rhode Island or Connecticut.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Body recovered from Seboeis Lake after Bradford man’s snowmobile breaks through ice
Allen Cole Jr., 74, was ice fishing Friday afternoon with his dog when his snowmobile broke through the ice, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It was the second such incident in a little more than a week in Maine.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Thomas College to receive $974,000 in federal money to expand cybersecurity program
The Waterville college is positioning itself to graduate an increasing number of information security analysts to fill available positions in a burgeoning, potentially lucrative field.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Christmas tree bonfire benefits Hallowell firefighters
Organizers estimate about $200 was raised for the Hallowell Firefighters Association.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Browntail moth threat eases in capital region, but remains a threat elsewhere in Maine
While the population explosion of browntail moths didn’t happen as expected in 2022, experts say the threat posed by the invasive pest still exists and people should continue to take measures to destroy winter nests.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Solon woman handed 5-year prison sentence for unlawful sexual contact with a juvenile
Chelsea Holt, 29, had part of her sentence suspended, but will be placed on sex offender registry for 25 years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville man launches coffee company with aim to help African farmers who provide the beans
Churchill Elangwe-Preston, who is launching a micro-roasting company called Mbingo Mountain Coffee, said he wants “to create a light in somebody’s life.”
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta councilors, school board members sworn into office
Officials elected in November say good things are coming to Augusta.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Storms damage panels protecting stained-glass windows at Hallowell library
Hubbard Free Library Board of Trustees President Ken Young said that while insurance will cover most of the estimated $10,000 in repairs, the library must pay $2,000 in deductibles.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Winslow man revived after drug overdose pleads guilty to eluding police, drug trafficking
Donald E. Chandler says the incidents occurred during a 58-day drug relapse during which he had to be brought back to life following an overdose.