Resident Janelle McKinnon won a spot on the MASD 11 school board at Saturday’s election. Her first regular business meeting is May 1.
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Waterville to spend $1.5 million on paving projects
As spring sets in, Waterville officials are working on paving Burleigh and Park streets and sidewalks, as well as Averill Terrace and Maura Court to fix the roads in the worst condition.
People gather to prepare, share Passover Seder Sunday meal in Augusta
They made matzo ball soup, charoset, arranged the Seder plates, greeted people and assisted with parking.
Lewiston man killed in late-night Readfield crash
Police say Steven Gregoire, 43, likely fell asleep at the wheel and was killed instantly when he drove off the road and hit several trees.
U.S.-Canadian dual citizen crosses boundaries to speak out for transgender rights
Vivian Myers-Jones, a trans woman and U.S. veteran living in New Brunswick, says she feels privileged that she can exercise her right to protest anti-transgender polices in Maine and return home to Canada.
From Waterville to West Virginia: Dreaming of a better life
The friends who met while staying at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter in Waterville share their hopes and sorrows as they dream of a better life, Amy Calder writes.
Gardiner Boys & Girls Club Easter egg hunt goes on despite snow, rain
Volunteers spread hundreds of eggs on the front playground lawn of the Sandra M. Prescott Clubhouse on Saturday, while face-painting and Easter Bunny photos carried on inside.
See politics, construction, torpedo bats in Central Maine’s Week In Photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Health care providers scramble to help patients of closing Waterville hospital
Northern Light official says most of Inland primary care patients will be able to stay with their provider as the company moves closer to closing its Waterville hospital in June.
Colby choir to perform song by Cony student with hearing, vision difficulties
The poem by 15-year-old Raleah Truman of Augusta was adapted to song and will be performed Saturday by Colby College students.