A Hancock County jury found that Matthew McDonald embezzled $225,000 from Max Linn, who mounted an unsuccessful campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Northern Light Health reduces staff through attrition amid financial pressure
Health care leaders say passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act adds financial strain to an already struggling system.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Politics
As Jared Golden speaks at private Colby event, protesters demand accountability
While U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-2nd District, spoke at a private Colby College event Wednesday about his desire to engage voters, protesters along upper Main Street in Waterville criticized him and others for failing to hold town hall meetings.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Central Maine arrest log: Dec. 28-Jan. 3
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Dec. 28, 2024-Jan. 3, 2025.
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Child rescued after falling through ice in Ellsworth
After a group of 12-year-olds escaped the grounds of a residential mental health facility, one fell through the ice.
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Maine Office of Tourism awards more than $1M
AUGUSTA — The Maine Office of Tourism has announced that more than $1 million has been awarded to eight Maine organizations in the final round of the Tourism Marketing & Development Recovery Program. The program, administered by the Maine Office of Tourism with $2 million in funds awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, was […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government, News, Uncategorized
Young leaders, seen as key to ending toxicity of politics, gather in Waterville
Youth Voting Summit seeks to inspire high school, college-age youths to engage their peers in voting and civic leadership.
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Local Scouts spend weekend at wildlife refuge
BARRING — The 30,000-acre Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is home to more than 225 species of birds, endangered species and resident wildlife. And for the weekend of Sept. 27-29 it was also home nearly 200 Scouts and leaders, who camped on the refuge’s rolling hills and competed in activities near its streams, bogs and marshes. […]
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Acadia-related spending drops for second year as fewer people visit
The number of visitors and how much they’re spending on hotels and restaurants has been dropping since 2021, but the numbers are still much higher than they were before the pandemic.
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Hancock County probate judge sanctioned by state bar board
Under an agreement with the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar, William Blaisdell is allowed to practice law but must be supervised by another attorney. Maine’s highest court is still considering whether to discipline him as a probate judge.