The Conservation Fund recently acquired the forest land in northern Somerset and Franklin counties, near the Canadian border.
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Former Somerset County Jail official charged with domestic violence
Cameron Arcidi, who has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor-level charges, was fired in September.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Central Maine arrest log: Nov. 16-22
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Nov. 16-22, 2024.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Central Maine arrest log: Nov. 9-15
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Nov. 9-15, 2024.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Central Maine arrest log: Nov. 2-8
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Nov. 2-8 2024.
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‘Gray market weed’: Illegal grow house operators and their tainted product take refuge in Maine’s legal market
With a little paperwork and scant oversight, investigators say illegal grow houses tied to Chinese organized crime are increasingly shifting to the medical market, avoiding oversight in the process.
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High-speed fiber internet service reaches Bingham, The Forks area
Fidium Fiber is now available to about 1,600 homes and businesses in the rural area, as a result of state funding and collaboration among other agencies.
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Over 20,000 central Maine homes lose power as wind gusts reach over 55 mph
Restoration efforts are underway after a wind storm blew through the area Saturday but are being hampered by sustained wind speeds and uprooted trees with leaves still on the branches, officials say.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Somerset County voters asked again to change register of deeds to appointed post in referendum
County officials say it has been difficult recently to find a qualified candidate to run the Registry of Deeds, so they are posing the referendum again to voters.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Chairman of Somerset County Commissioners faces challenger in Fairfield-Norridgewock district
Voters in Fairfield and Norridgewock have two choices to represent their district on the Somerset County Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Robert Sezak, current chairman of the board, and Caroline W. Toto-Lawrence are the two candidates running for the District 1 seat in the Nov. 5 election, set to be the county’s only contested race this […]