Most central Maine towns saw high absentee ballot voting, though muncipalities handled in-person voting without issue on Tuesday.
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J.P Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘The Last Shift’
Actor Richard Jenkins has always shared the screen with the central players and then slowly drew the camera away from them to his character, J.P. Devine writes.
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Flood in Winslow on Tuesday caused by heavy rain, stream overflow
During Tuesday’s heavy rain storm, a stream behind Cumberland Farms and McDonald’s restaurant off China Road overflowed, and flooded the area with water 3 feet deep in some places.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Intoxicated man injured after being hit with a steel plate in Farmingdale construction zone, police say
Maine State Police Cpl. Kyle Pelletier said Daniel Asselin, 54, sustained injuries that were not life-threatening Wednesday after a steel plate being moved by a backhoe struck him in the head.
Posted inElections, Kennebec Journal, Local Elections, Maine
Tripp edges Frost for seat on Farmingdale Select Board, but faces recount
Belgrade also had a close vote, but its recount — completed Wednesday — confirmed former selectperson Dan Newman edged out incumbent Michael Barrett, 400-394.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Three arrested in Skowhegan drug bust, alligator confiscated
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department arrests woman and two men and seizes about $12,000 worth of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and a live, 2-foot-long alligator.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Memorial service scheduled for Fairfield woman
Emily Fournier, 32, of Fairfield, died on Saturday in a drowning accident on the Kennebec River.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Absentee ballots swell, voter turnout mostly light in central Maine
For Waterville, China, Fairfield, Norridgewock and Skowhegan, Tuesday’s primary election ran smoothly despite strict health and safety guidelines and longer ballots brought on by the coronavirus.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Central Maine polls see slow but steady turnout
Tuesday’s election brings out voters and challenges, as a number of delayed open Town Meetings are being held by secret ballot and the number of absentee ballots are expected to be higher than usual.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Hatch Hill landfill in Augusta reopening Saturdays
The landfill is still not accepting cash — credit or debit cards only — but otherwise has largely returned to normal operations, accepting household trash and recycling from Tuesday through Saturday.