“We’re really looking forward to being a part of the business community,” said Rebecca Henry, vice president of marketing for Sweet Dirt, the first adult-use marijuana store that’s set to open Dec. 9.
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Teen involved in Clinton fatal crash sentenced to juvenile detention center until 21
‘Thank you to the DA’s office for never giving up. Thank you to the judge who made the right decision,’ said Sheila Porfirio, whose son Tommy Porfirio was one of the three youths killed in a February car crash.
Two arrested in Palmyra motel robbery-theft-assault incident
Candy and Mark Prentiss, both of Palmyra, were arrested after Somerset County Sheriff’s officers searched their motel room Nov. 13. Arrest warrants were issued this week for Jessica Kent-Webber and Dale Melvin who are suspected of participating in a crime with the two Prentisses.
Lunch break: Mudrunning a Subaru on Quarry Road in Waterville
Mike Nickerson gives breaking away for lunch new meaning when he broke away for lunch on Tuesday, taking his late model, all-wheel-drive Subaru Forester for a spin in the mud under the Interstate 95 overpass on Quarry Road. The mud was fresh from Monday’s driving rainfall and not at all dissipated by the heavy winds […]
Readfield-area students to have ornament designs shown at National Christmas Tree display
Regional School Unit 38 was the only Maine school district selected to have student works displayed in Washington, D.C.
Amy Calder: The ghosts of Christmases past
Memories of Christmas Eve celebrations at her parents’ home are as vivid as if they occurred yesterday, Amy Calder writes.
YMCA’s Camp KV on Maranacook Lake in Readfield vandalized, burglarized
The youth camp sustained upward of $30,000 in damage, including kicked-in doors, smashed toilets and sinks, and broken windows.
Main Street Skowhegan offering alternative events after canceling annual Holiday Stroll amid pandemic
In lieu of the holiday stroll, Skowhegan Outdoors has planned several safe, outdoor, holiday-themed events throughout the month of December.
Waterville residents complain about wreckers in residential neighborhood
Jessica Laliberte and her mother have complained to the city about noise on High Street from wreckers driven by tenants of an apartment building on the street who are on-call employees of a Winslow wrecker service.
Skowhegan-based school board looks at winter sports plan
The Maine School Administrative District 54 board of directors discussed updates to the reopening plan and explored the winter activities recommendation, should Somerset County’s designation change from ‘yellow’ to ‘green’.