Gardiner (Class B) and Maranacook (Class C) will be looking to make another run at a state championship.
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Meet the central Maine golfers to watch in 2025
Gardiner’s Jack Quinn, last year’s Varsity Maine Player of the Year, looks to build on an outstanding summer.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Defense the safe bet at Skowhegan football practice, and other things learned Tuesday
River Hawks head coach, and everyone’s favorite teacher, Brad Cyr ramps up intensity with competition drills.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Northern Light reaches deal to lower health care costs for some Mainers, while talks with Anthem stall
People insured by Community Health Options, a Maine-based nonprofit, will see lower fees and better access to services, officials said.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Skowhegan drug busts lead to 9 arrests, sheriff says
Investigators searched two nearby homes early Tuesday morning, seizing a total of 45 grams of fentanyl, along with other drugs.
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Man convicted of running over Pittsfield police officer’s foot to get new trial
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated Michael Kilgore’s conviction for assault on an officer in a decision issued last week.
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Skowhegan’s new fire chief brings decades of experience
Ryan Johnston, who was Skowhegan’s deputy chief for almost three years and runs a firefighter training company, took over the top job earlier this month.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Thousands of people moved to Maine since the pandemic. The influx isn’t over.
Remote work made it possible for more people to live here. It has helped the state but is straining it, too.
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Winthrop High’s midnight sports practices and Skowhegan Fair among this week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from Aug. 15-22, 2025.
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New Balance Foundation donates more than $1.4 million to Maine nonprofits
Local grant recipients say the funds are particularly critical now because of federal cuts to Maine programs.