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Thorndike voters approve municipal budget, reelect selectmen at annual Town Meeting

by Evan W. Houk March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

A previously approved change means selectmen were elected to staggered terms, with one of three seats now coming up for election each year.

Community

Mentoring program seeks adult volunteers

November 29, 2021November 23, 2021

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine seeks adult volunteers to support its one-to-one mentoring programs throughout eastern, central and mid-coast Maine. The agency is recruiting Big Brothers and Big Sisters to serve as community-based mentors to children ages 5 to 14 in Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot, Somerset and Waldo counties. Community-based “Bigs” build healthy, trusting […]

Local & State, Maine Crime

Winterport man arrested on charges he sexually abused, exploited children in Waldo County

by David Warren November 24, 2021November 25, 2021

Steven Mathis, 32, was apprehended in Texas and returned to Maine on Monday on allegations that he abused “several” children.

Local & State

Mount View High School student killed in single-vehicle crash in Troy, officials say

by Kaitlyn Budion November 1, 2021November 2, 2021

Hazel Fuller, a 17-year-old senior at the Thorndike high school, died Sunday morning when her SUV went off Route 220, also known as the Detroit Road.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Passport tour held in lieu of annual Common Ground Country Fair

by Taylor Abbott September 25, 2021September 25, 2021

A group of business owners in the Unity area organized a passport tour during what would typically be Common Ground Country Fair weekend, which was canceled this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Skowhegan hospital reports around 10 inoculations during fair’s first clinic

by Taylor Abbott August 16, 2021August 17, 2021

The hospital’s EMS department offered to assist with a vaccine clinic at the Skowhegan State Fair, and a pharmacist reports that around 10 people took advantage of the free clinic during its first session over the weekend.

Community, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel

Scholarship applications open to Waldo County residents

January 30, 2021January 28, 2021

Waldo County residents entering their first or second year of post-secondary education are eligible to apply for one $1,500 scholarship made available by the Waldo County Extension Association and the Maine 4-H Foundation, according to a news release from UMaine News. Scholarship for a Sustainable Future applicants must be pursuing a career in a field […]