Edward M. Poch is currently being held without bail in Two Bridges Jail in Wiscasset following his arrest early Saturday after a standoff on Hunts Meadow Road in Whitefield.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan company sees surge in orders for Ukrainian flags
Maine Stitching Specialties is selling Ukrainian flags and donating 20% to an organization providing meals for displaced Ukrainians.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
Whitefield to vote on $3.7 million budget at annual Town Meeting on Saturday
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Whitefield Elementary School and there will be a secret ballot election Friday evening for town positions at the Central Fire Station.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Interstate 95 crash involving tractor-trailer stops traffic but causes only minor injuries, police say
The wreck occurred Tuesday afternoon in the southbound lanes of I-95 in Waterville.
Posted inLocal Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Smithfield voters approve solar moratorium, municipal budget at annual Town Meeting
The 180-day moratorium on commercial solar projects went into effect immediately after Saturday’s vote.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Former Anson-Madison Water District superintendent indicted on theft charges
The former superintendent, Michael Corson, was indicted by a grand jury and named in a federal lawsuit that alleges he changed passwords that prevented officials from accessing district accounts.
Posted inCommunity, Local Elections, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Freedom voters approve town budget, elect charter committee at Town Meeting
Residents on Saturday approved a municipal budget of $688,536, which represents an increase of about $61,000 from last year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Sidney man arrested at gunpoint on firearms charges
Michael Wayne Sprague, 44, arrested after allegedly threatening to kill himself and shooting a gun as he lay on the ground, police say.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner-area Boys & Girls Clubs secures $650,000 in federal funding for new building
The funding, part of the federal omnibus package passed by both houses of Congress last week, will help pay for the construction of the $10 million building, replacing the existing building.
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Palmyra reelects town officials, approves budget at annual Town Meeting
Voters approve $1,369,091 municipal budget, up $158,259 from last year, and reelect Vondell Dunphy and Jo-Ann Brown to Select Board and Jennifer Watson to Regional School Unit 19 board of directors.