Sam Shepherd

Kennebec Journal

Sam Shepherd covers general news in the Hallowell and Farmingdale area. He grew up in Hallowell, attending Hall-Dale High School and later the University of Maine. He previously worked at the Mount Desert Islander in Bar Harbor before moving home to work for the Kennebec Journal in summer 2018. His interests include cooking, tracking down the best local food and drink and soccer.

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Published
February 15, 2020

Maine now set to offer barber licensing tests in Arabic this year

The test will be offered in 10 new languages: Chinese, Russian, Arabic, German, Japanese, Tagalog, Hindi, Mon-Khmer (Cambodian), Persian and Laotian.
Published
February 11, 2020

Quick work from Monmouth police saves local woman lost outside

Sgt. Dana Wessling said he found a missing woman three miles away from her home, only three hours after she reportedly left.
Published
February 11, 2020

Augusta man charged with drunken driving on a riding lawnmower

An Augusta Police Department’s Facebook post mentioned the incident Monday night, saying it was an unusual occurrence in the winter.
Published
February 10, 2020

Hodgkin hired as Winthrop Public Schools superintendent

James Hodgkin, who has 34 years of school administrative experience, will take over for Cornelia Brown on July 1.
Published
February 10, 2020

Whitefield board decides against putting adult-use marijuana stores to public vote

The Select Board has decided against putting a question on the annual March town meeting ballot asking whether adult-use marijuana stores should be permitted in town.
Published
February 9, 2020

Hallowell officials suggest using $104,000 in excess TIF funds for repairs

The city’s Finance Committee recommended last week that funds originally intended to offset the property tax burden be used in part to pay for capital projects.
Published
February 7, 2020

Snow, ice stymies commutes, closes schools in central Maine

As much as four-tenths of an inch of ice accumulation is expected, along with another 2 inches of snow on Friday.
Published
February 7, 2020

Augusta man charged with murder in connection with Richmond killing

Tyon Shuron, 42, was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with the murder of Andrew Sherman at Sherman’s home in Richmond.
Published
February 7, 2020

Tractor-trailer crashes, overturns in Chelsea

Traffic on Route 9 was halted as rescue officials tended to two injured occupants after an accident Thursday afternoon.
Published
February 6, 2020

Hallowell city manager: Projections show $96,000 bond surplus, not $8,000 deficit

Despite City Manager Nate Rudy’s apologizing for a projected bond overage in January, his projections now show a $96,000 surplus in a $2.36 million bond.