Community members are rallying to show their support for residents and staff at Maplecrest Nursing Home where a coronavirus outbreak has infected dozens and taken six lives.
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Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Mark K. Johnston Memorial Golf Tournament rescheduled for Oct. 2 in Madison
KVCAP organizers change date of annual golf tournament because of the pandemic.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Millinocket wedding outbreak shows why COVID rules matter
Infections linked to one event have spread across the state.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Maplecrest Rehab in Madison restricts visits after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
The nursing home said in a Facebook post that a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 and that it is working with local and state officials to stop the spread of the virus in the facility.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Madison’s American Legion Auxiliary Unit 39 seeks school supply donations
Supplies will go to students its local schools Madison MSAD 49 and Carrabec RSU 74.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
New textile recycling program places bins across Kennebec Valley
The nonprofit Kennebec Valley Council of Governments is partnering with a New Hampshire company to offer drop-off locations across the Kennebec Valley for recycling clothing and other items.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Somerset jail inmate charged with smuggling drugs through mail
A Searsport woman allegedly mailed a Somerset County Jail inmate Suboxone strips inside packages made to look like they came from his attorney, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
The show must go on: Lakewood Theater opens, despite pandemic
On the shores of Lake Wesserunsett in Madison, Lakewood is the oldest continuously operating summer theater in the United States.
Posted inMaine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Norridgewock man indicted on manslaughter charges in 2019 crash
Police: David “Mike” Obert, 51, was driving on Ward Hill Road in Madison on the morning of July 4, 2019, when his dump truck collided with a Pontiac Torrent driven by Joyce Gipson, 85, killing her and her husband, Keith Blackwell, 80.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Woman charged in alleged assault with baseball bat on July 4
Stephanie Wade of Madison has been charged with aggravated assault and aggravated criminal mischief in an altercation where a person was struck with a bat.