Scott Monroe

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Published
September 26, 2021

J.P. Devine: Not coming back

Reincarnation, a heavy word loaded with meaning, is on J.P. Devine’s mind as he tiptoes around death.
Published
September 19, 2021

J.P. Devine: The last time I saw Sirhan

Recalling the moments after Bobby Kennedy was shot in 1968, J.P. Devine retells how he caught a glimpse of history in motion.
Published
September 15, 2021

Tell us: Should taxpayers get more help when communities conduct property revaluations?

Skyrocketing home sales prices could require communities to conduct a property revaluation, which can result in higher tax bills for some.
Published
September 13, 2021

Augusta man charged with arson in city garage fire, authorities say

The man who was charged, Peter Wing, 59, lived at the property where the Saturday night fire was reported, according to a news release.
Published
September 11, 2021

J.P. Devine: Requiem for two strangers

The lasting image of a man and woman holding hands as they stepped off into space as the World Trade Center collapsed around them is a reminder of what we’ve lost on 9/11 and our capacity to be dreamers, J.P. Devine writes.
Published
September 5, 2021

J.P. Devine: Almost home

The deadly conclusion to the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan stirs memories for J.P. Devine of the families waiting for loved ones to return home.
Published
September 1, 2021

Organizers cancel in-person Common Ground Country Fair, citing COVID surge

The decision to not hold an in-person festival came just weeks before it was set to return after not being held last year because of the pandemic.
Published
August 30, 2021

Veteran journalist joins Morning Sentinel team as city editor

David Warren, who now leads Morning Sentinel reporters and photographers, comes to the Waterville newsroom after serving since 2019 as public safety editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Published
August 29, 2021

J.P. Devine: Alcatraz is still there

Good Sunday morning. As we eat breakfast, the advance party of the Taliban have entered Kabul, and is installing Keurig hookahs and prayer rugs. It’s over. Inside our command building, the intelligence boys and girls are burning all paper goods, including Kleenex, paper towels, lottery tickets and toilet paper, sending smoke from the embassy’s chimneys. […]
Published
August 25, 2021

Tell us: Do you agree with your school district’s reopening plan?

School board across central Maine have been deciding in recent weeks whether to require students and staff to masks, among other pandemic protocols.