Jesse Scardina

Staff Writer

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Published
May 22, 2014

FAA issues $3.3M in grants to state’s airports, including three in central Maine

The local airfields are receiving a combined total of $430,000, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud.
Published
May 21, 2014

Winslow fire crew rescues boy, 5, from tree

The boy’s mother said she tried unsuccessfully to retrieve her son by herself before calling the police.
Published
May 21, 2014

Skowhegan man facing child porn charges accused of sexual assault on young girl

The district attorney says a $1,000 bail allowing supervised release under a pretrial contract is inappropriate.
Published
May 21, 2014

Humane Society hopes to reopen by end of month in Waterville

The shelter’s fate hinges on the successful outcome of a third ringworm test on May 28.
Published
May 20, 2014

Rome’s Pine Bluff Farms Store hopes to bring local stuff to locals

The new store in Belgrade Lakes village carries produce, meat and baked goods direct from the Mount Vernon farm.
Published
May 14, 2014

UTC workers, soon to be laid off, seek opportunities at Pittsfield job fair

The town’s second largest employer will begin layoffs in the fall before closing next spring, and workers seek a head start on new careers.
Published
May 12, 2014

State Republican vice-chairwoman, family threatened with loaded gun in Winslow

Police have charged Wilfred Morissette with threatening his ex-wife, former GOP vice-chairwoman and state Rep. Susan Morissette, a child and her boyfriend on Sunday.
Published
May 12, 2014

Police to review surveillance footage in Waterville robbery

The robber, who threatened a couple with a knife, made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
Published
May 11, 2014

Woman celebrates 80th birthday, Mother’s Day by skydiving at Waterville airport

Family and friends gathered to toast the matriarch, Marjorie Bell, who got to check off one more thing on her bucket list.
Published
May 10, 2014

Thomas College awards diplomas to 198 in Waterville

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins urged the graduates to stay and work in Maine.