Kennebec County budget approved with 28% increase to taxpayers
County commissioners and the Budget Committee agreed to a $23.3 million spending plan after making cuts to a proposal that drew ire from municipal officials.
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Blaze at Athens wood pellet manufacturer leads to firefighter injury, building damages
A Cornville firefighter was taken to a Skowhegan hospital Wednesday evening with an airway injury he suffered while fighting a fire at Maine Woods Pellet Co. in Athens.
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‘A $400,000 hot dog stand’: Skowhegan selectmen concerned about funding for planned athletic complex
Bids for some aspects of the planned Skowhegan athletic complex came in higher than expected, and selectmen are concerned that current funding could be millions short of what is needed to complete the project.
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Nation & World Posted: 7:15 PM
Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester
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College Posted: 7:09 PM
Four Maine track and field athletes set for NCAA Division I East regional
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Schools and Education Posted: 7:05 PM
Farmington school district proposes $45 million 2024-25 budget
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Varsity Maine Posted: 7:05 PM
Track and field: Championship hopefuls make final postseason tune-ups at Community Cup
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Maine Crime Posted: 6:55 PM
Maine supreme court upholds manslaughter sentence for woman who abandoned baby at birth
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Maine Crime Posted: 6:36 PM
‘We’ll always blame ourselves’: Card family shares its pain over collective failure to prevent Lewiston mass shooting
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Local & State Posted: 6:04 PM
Carrabassett Valley hires new town manager
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Politics Posted: 6:02 PM
Regulators approve changes to Maine mining laws
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Schools and Education Posted: 6:00 PM
Farmington-based school district to meet May 21 for $45 million budget
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Schools and Education Posted: 6:00 PM
Meet this Kingfield teacher/school garden coordinator who won a prestigious state award
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Life & Culture Posted: 6:00 PM
‘I build a lot of toys’: Inside Avon’s Paul Gardiner’s woodworking legacy and community impact
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Posted: 6:00 PM
Kingfield Quad Runners receive Polaris trail restoration grant
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Local & State
Watch: Fire damages warehouse at Kennebec River Development Park in Winslow
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Maine Crime
Sheriff: Man arrested as investigation continues into rural illegal cannabis grows
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Outdoors
A remote forest thrives in Piscataquis County, thanks to woodswomen
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Local & State
Waterville Planning Board approves final plans for Colby College residence hall
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Sports
Transgender athletes to face fewer barriers to compete under new policy
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Local & State
Augusta EMS calls on the rise, city adds 4th ambulance
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Local & State
Rascal the cat, the longtime Madison Hannaford mascot, dies
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Maine Crime
Windham man acquitted on manslaughter charge in crash that killed a Fayette woman
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Outdoors
A remote forest thrives in Piscataquis County, thanks to woodswomen
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Maine Crime
Maine high court denies mother’s appeal of murder conviction in death of 3-year-old son
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Life & Culture
‘I build a lot of toys’: Inside Avon’s Paul Gardiner’s woodworking legacy and community impact
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Schools and Education
Meet this Kingfield teacher/school garden coordinator who won a prestigious state award
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Things to Do
Poll: What was your favorite performance by Julia Gagnon on ‘American Idol’?
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Maine Crime
Maine supreme court upholds manslaughter sentence for woman who abandoned baby at birth
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Maine Crime
‘We’ll always blame ourselves’: Card family shares its pain over collective failure to prevent Lewiston mass shooting
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Local & State
Carrabassett Valley hires new town manager
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Politics
Regulators approve changes to Maine mining laws
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Health Care
Maine Med to open 8-story tower as final piece of massive expansion
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Local & State
Photos: 180 athletes compete at Special Olympics Maine meet in Farmingdale
Colby College announces on-campus center for computational and data sciences
Founded with a $10 million gift from Richard M. McVey, a member of Colby's board of trustees, the center is expected to speed scientific discovery, provide a leading edge educational program and support use of computational tools and methods across the school's curriculum, according to the college.
Augusta fire extinguished after neighbor sees smoke
Renovations at the two-unit vacant apartment building on Kendall Street were close to being completed, according to a fire official.
Federal prosecutors accuse 3 Massachusetts men of Saco drive-by shooting
Prosecutors announced the arrests Thursday and said they believe the shooting involved 2 rival gangs who were distributing drugs in the Saco-Biddeford area.
Opinion: Our local economy needs to better incorporate global trade
While many Maine exporters have succeeded in recent years, our state still imports about twice as much as we export. Why can’t we rise up the ranks?
Farmington school district proposes $45 million 2024-25 budget
The Regional School Unit 9 will be seeing an 8.26% increase in their overall to their budget, but taxpayers will only be responsible for 4.45%.
2024 Morning Sentinel Readers’ Choice Awards Ceremony
This event took place at the Waterville Elks Lodge on Thursday, May 2.