Daniel Nile, 46, was struck by a falling tree while working with his father Tuesday, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Somerset County voters to again consider appointing register of deeds
November’s referendum will be the third time in as many years that county officials will ask voters to change the position from elected to appointed.
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Here’s the latest on the Kennebec River dams sale announced last week
Impacts on the Somerset Mill, the Skowhegan River Park, flooding and licensing are becoming clearer a week after The Nature Conservancy announced the purchase from Brookfield Renewable Energy.
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Bomb threat at Colby College cancels classes, closes buildings
The college said it received an email saying that a bomb was placed in a Colby library.
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Skowhegan New Balance factory opens and high school sports featured in Week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from Sept. 19-26, 2025.
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5 takeaways on the Kennebec River dam sale
While all the impacts of the sale of Brookfield Renewable Energy’s hydroelectric dams to The Nature Conservancy aren’t yet known, here’s what we know so far.
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Augusta man arrested in Pittston in connection with explosives investigation
The arrest and subsequent search drew a significant police presence and put the Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School into lockdown, authorities said.
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Skowhegan officials drag feet on River Park agreement
Meanwhile, project organizers said the planned sale and removal of four Kennebec River dams announced Tuesday is not expected to have any impact on the whitewater park.
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4 Kennebec River dams to be sold to Nature Conservancy
Brookfield Renewable Energy and The Nature Conservancy agreed to a deal that’s expected to eventually remove the dams.
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Skowhegan standoff suspect tied to threatening video, affidavit says
Police believe Janathian Viles was involved in a video in which he appeared to assault a girl and hold a gun to her head.