The fire Tuesday night on Elm Street apparently began in leaves and spread to a vinyl lattice fence and then to the garage, according to an official.
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Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Kennebec County elects first Republican commissioner in over 30 years
Joseph Pietroski Jr. narrowly defeated Democrat Charlotte Warren in the race for the District 2 Kennebec County commissioner seat.
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Posted inElection 2022, Elections, Local Elections, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Thibodeau, Lawrence win seats on Fairfield Town Council
Incumbent Stephanie Thibodeau and former Councilor Peter Lawrence beat out newcomer Lawrence MacDonald for two open seats on the council, according to preliminary results Tuesday.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Winthrop residents choose officials in contested town, school and library board races
Three newcomers defeated the incumbent library trustee in the first contested race for that office in over a decade.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine
Election roundup: Municipal races, local ballot questions in central Maine
A roundup of unofficial election results for contested municipal races and ballot questions in the greater Augusta and Waterville areas.
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Four-vehicle crash holds up traffic on Memorial Bridge in Augusta
Two people were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.
Posted inElection 2022, Elections, Local Elections, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Donahue, Margolskee defeat incumbents, secure seats on Pittsfield Town Council
Heather Donahue won an at-large seat Tuesday on the Town Council by a narrow margin, while Howard Margolskee secured the District 3 seat.
Posted inElection 2022, Elections, Local Elections, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Residents of MSAD 49 approve plan for $45.6 million elementary school in Benton
People in the Fairfield-based school district approved the measure Tuesday by a nearly 400-vote margin, but they rejected a related question seeking $1.8 million in local money for a larger gym for the school.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Winslow voters elect Trahan, West to Town Council, Russell to School Board
Incumbents Lee Trahan and Jeff West defeated Benjamin Twitchell for seats on the Town Council, while former town Councilor Steve Russell bested Nick Weiss for a seat on the School Board.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Winslow residents reject ballot measure that sought to ban the use of fireworks
Residents by a decisive margin Tuesday — 2,410 to 1,430 — struck down a question that would have prohibited the use of nearly all pyrotechnics in Winslow.