Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Staff Writer

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Published
March 27, 2013

Global forum hosts central Maine Habitat for Humanity co-founder

When it comes to building homes for those in need, every country has its own challenges, a Habitat for Humanity volunteer told a global forum group Wednesday.
Published
March 26, 2013

Oakland man charged with knocking out pit bull, assaulting woman

Corey Wayne Hall, 28, of Oakland, was arrested Friday night on charges of domestic assault, cruelty to animals and obstructing the report of a crime.
Published
March 26, 2013

KVCC campus evacuated Tuesday for bomb threat on bathroom stall

About 700 people were evacuated from Kennebec Valley Community College’s main campus Tuesday morning after a student found the word “bomb” written in marker ink inside a bathroom stall.
Published
March 25, 2013

Expansion makes Colby art museum state’s largest

On Monday, Colby College officials gave a tour of the art museum’s $15 million Alfond Lunder Family Pavilion addition, which is under construction and will be opened to the public July 13.
Published
March 25, 2013

Winning $2.3 million lottery ticket sold in Waterville

A $2.3 million lottery ticket was sold at the Cumberland Farms store on College Avenue in Waterville over the weekend, state lottery officials announced Monday.
Published
March 24, 2013

RSU 18 budget proposals strike tenuous peace

Preliminary budget figures from Regional School Unit 18 administrators seem to be holding the peace between the forces that clashed about proposed budget numbers last year.
Published
March 24, 2013

Maple syrup could sustain Maine’s sugar needs, producers say

Maine has the natural resources necessary to produce all of its own sugar, but the state’s maple sugar industry is a long way from making that a reality, producers said on the 30th annual Maple Syrup Sunday.
Published
March 24, 2013

Teen charged with setting former Oakland mill fire on Saturday

A 14-year-old boy from Oakland has been charged with arson in connection to a small fire Saturday evening at the former Cascade Woolen Mill, which was destroyed in a spectacular fire in 2010.
Published
March 24, 2013

Bingham fires late Saturday subjects of arson investigation

The Bingham town garage and an ice cream shop on Main Street both caught fire during a two-hour period Saturday night, sparking an investigation from the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Published
March 23, 2013

Charges unlikely in Main Street Waterville crash

No charges are likely in connection with a traffic accident Friday afternoon on Waterville’s Main Street that sent five people to the hospital, police say.