Sukanya Mitra is a reporter for the Morning Sentinel. She graduated from Boston University in 2023 with a Master of Science degree in journalism. During her time at BU, she served as the editorial writing director for Strike Magazine Boston, the arts and culture news editor for WTBU News, and interned as a project manager for BU Spark! A native of India, Sukanya now lives in Waterville.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2023
Bingham man arrested on charges he sexually assaulted 2 children in Moscow
Christopher C. Cates, 48 and a convicted sex offender, was arrested Monday on charges he assaulted the two girls earlier this year, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
With limited revenue, Pittsfield Unitarian Universalist congregation to sell aging church building
The landmark Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, which has loomed over the town center for more than 100 years, needs extensive repairs the congregation cannot afford.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2023
New Hampshire man seriously injured in two-vehicle crash in Fairfield, police say
John Pierce, 72, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, was taken to a Bangor hospital after his car hit a pickup truck on Route 139, also known as the Norridgewock Road, according to officials.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
Pittsfield appoints town manager who served as Bucksport’s municipal clerk
Jacob R. Gran, 26, is scheduled to begin his new job Sept. 25, working under the terms of a three-year contract.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2023
Classes canceled after water leak discovered at Waterville Senior High School
It appears the water leaked early Friday from a malfunctioning sink in a custodian’s closet, causing water to seep into first-floor classrooms, Superintendent Peter Hallen said.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2023
As students return to KVCC, Fairfield-based college lays out ambitious road map
The state’s free-tuition initiative has boosted enrollment numbers at Kennebec Valley Community College at a time when administrators are planning for on-campus housing and new athletic programs.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2023
MSAD 49 works to secure permits as officials prepare to begin construction of new school in January
The Fairfield-based school district hopes to have state approval in November on the design plans for the $45.6 million consolidated elementary school.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2023
With eye toward planned transmission project, Albion residents OK moratorium on utility lines, corridors
Residents approved the measure at a special town meeting Monday in a vote that’s in response to the Aroostook Renewable Gateway Project.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2023
Fire just after midnight destroys Skowhegan mobile home
An electrical problem is the likely cause of the fire that began at about 12:15 a.m. Monday on East River Road, according to fire Chief Ronnie Rodriguez.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
Waterville man who admitted to involvement in terrorist conspiracy now facing assault charge
Xavier J. Pelkey was indicted this week in Somerset County on a count of aggravated assault and authorities say he used a chair to injure another inmate at the county jail, where he was being held prior to pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.