An alleged late-night assault raises questions about Hallowell’s police staffing, as city officials debate adding a fifth officer for the department.
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The Way It Was in Hallowell: Week of June 23-30, 2025
Showcasing what happened in the Hallowell area on this date for the week of June 23-30, 2025.
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Hall-Dale softball edges Lisbon in Class C South semifinal
Genevieve Ciccarelli scores the go-ahead run in sixth inning, sending the Bulldogs to their fifth consecutive regional final.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Hallowell volunteers survey ‘threatened’ Vaughan Brook watershed
Recent testing found Vaughan Brook does not meet water quality standards for aquatic life and dissolved oxygen, thanks largely to increased pressure from development.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Hallowell Pride celebration keeps spirits high
Hundreds of people braved a soaking rain Saturday afternoon to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
Posted inCentral Maine Eats, Food & Dining, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Popeyes restaurant coming to Augusta
The multinational fried chicken chain restaurant was approved for the former site of Friendly’s restaurant on Western Avenue for a drive-thru restaurant.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
How a former lawmaker grew weed with alleged Chinese crime groups in rural Maine
A web of shell companies and illegal grows allegedly linked to Chinese organized crime traces its start to one former Democratic legislator, his cannabis consulting business, and his chain of central Maine dispensaries.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Hallowell man charged with spying on ex with hidden cameras
Augusta woman alleges a man hid in her apartment and recorded her, and also placed disguised audio and video devices in her apartment.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta apartment fire puts 4 tenants out of home
The fire at 15 Jefferson St. started outside and spread into the building.
Posted inFood & Dining, Guides, Things to Do
A guide to 83 food trucks rolling through Maine
Here are trucks you’re likely to find from York County to the Waterville area and from the southern Midcoast to the Lewiston-Auburn area.