No charges have been filed against the driver of a school bus that struck and killed Regional School Unit 13 student Brayden Callahan, 12, on Friday.
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Knox County to partner with Two Bridges jail
Knox County will send people in custody to the Wiscasset jail in 2026.
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Rockland schooner’s mast had rotted before fatal snap, Coast Guard finds
The Coast Guard issued several new recommendations for inspecting and maintaining wooden masts in its report on a 2023 incident that left one dead and others injured.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
PETA sues Maine Lobster Festival in an effort to stop steaming of 20,000 pounds of live lobster
The animal rights organization says lobsters can feel pain and that the city’s decision to allow the festival to steam them live is ‘a municipally endorsed spectacle of animal suffering.’
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta woman gets nine months for stealing shopping cart full of liquor
Samantha Berube pleads guilty to thefts in three counties, including “all the high end liquor” from a Hannaford store.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Gardiner man charged with sex trafficking in connection with Rockland massage parlor
Tian Tao, 54, was arrested Thursday as part of an investigation into a business, Asian Massage, in Rockland, police said.
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Rockland’s Pies on Parade returns in March
On over the “Pi Day” weekend, hundreds of people will sample pies while visiting more than 50 participating “Pie Stops” in Camden and Rockport on Saturday, March 15, and in Rockland and Thomaston on Sunday, March 16.
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Unity company to take over Rockland railroad
The company plans to bring back freight service and scenic rides, but its proposal does not include an Amtrak Downeaster extension.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Children’s Discovery Museum of Central Maine awarded grant
Camden National Bank has announced the winners of the 2023 Leaders & Luminaries Awards, which provide $22,000 in grants for their respective nonprofit organizations. The 2023 honorees include the following board members: Heather Abello of Hearty Roots, Dottie Chalmers Cutter of the Institute for Family-Owned Business, Kathie Marquis-Girard of the Percival P. Baxter Foundation for […]
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Maine seeks new operator to revive Rockland Branch rail line
The Department of Transportation is seeking to restore freight service and that could help the Amtrak Downeaster resume its effort to add passenger service from Brunswick to Rockland.