Mayor Nick Isgro on Tuesday vetoed a vote councilors took last week to buy two used ambulances for $131,000 with an eye toward allowing the Waterville Fire Department to transport patients to hospitals.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Richmond man’s death being investigated as homicide
Andrew Sherman, 48, was found dead Oct. 11 at his Richmond house. Authorities are asking the public for help from anyone who saw, talked to or heard from Sherman after Sept. 25.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Chinese students perform a ‘celebration of culture’ at Maine Central Institute
The performance began with a reading of A.E. Houseman’s poem “To an Athlete Dying Young,” read by an EQ&IQ School staff member, followed by a rendition of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ sung by the students.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Speakers tell of sexism in politics at Skowhegan’s Margaret Chase Smith Library
During the annual meeting, a former state representative and the executive director of the League of Women Voters addressed their experiences running for office.
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Car fire in Clinton backs up southbound traffic on interstate on Sunday
Nobody was injured in the fire that backed up traffic into Burnham in both lanes of Interstate 95 south. .
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Skowhegan man indicted on drug trafficking charges and possession of fentanyl, heroin
Indictments include charges for domestic violence, assaults on corrections and police officers, drug trafficking and burglaries in Somerset County.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta candidates to debate Wednesday
Candidates are competing in two contested Augusta City Council races this year.
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High end: Chelsea’s licensing fee for medical marijuana retail stores proposed at $1,000
A public hearing on proposed changes to the town’s medical marijuana retail store licensing ordinance, which goes before voters Nov. 5, is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Chelsea Town Hall.
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Farmingdale selectmen approve $10,500 in Fire Department expenditures
Fire Chief Dana Mealey said the new station, located just north of Gosline’s Hardware, will be done by Nov. 20.
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After 8 years, Norridgewock again has a barbershop
Mark Evans opened his shop last month, the town’s first since Stanley Cates closed his shop eight years ago.