Top half holds steady in Varsity Maine field hockey poll
No changes in the top 5 this week, which has been common this season.
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Hartland murder case inches to trial amid discovery disputes, competency issues
The trial of Bonnie Coombs, accused in the shooting death of her sister, Velma Withee, is now set for December.
6 things to do in central Maine this week
Two tribute bands in Waterville; giant pumpkins in Damariscotta; classic literature on stage in Skowhegan; local craft beer, brats and more in Gardiner; and Fall Maple Fest events to be held statewide.
Goodfellas moves across the bridge to former Taylor’s Drug Store location in Madison
The restaurant was previously located on Main Street in Anson.
The best places to enjoy foliage in central Maine
The best ways to see the fall colors.
State police seek Mass. man accused of fleeing Skowhegan traffic stop
Police, who are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the man, seized 354 grams of suspected crack cocaine from the vehicle.
6 central Maine things to do this week include a fair, crafts, music and a celebration of garlic
Five For Fighting plans Gardiner concert, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy and Floydian Trip shows set for Waterville Opera House, Lake George readies for annual Garlic Festival, and the Fryeburg Fair opens Sunday.
Skowhegan cannabis grow house trial derailed as man accused reportedly leaves country
Yao Bin Cheng, who was arrested in a 2024 bust of a Skowhegan grow house, went back to the country of China, his attorney said.
Skowhegan area students get rare look at early copy of Declaration of Independence
The Maine Historical Society is showing the copy, printed July 4, 1776, around Maine’s 16 counties this year.
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Owner of busted Madison cannabis shop, representing himself, demands trial
Daniel Safranec, who was jailed last year after a courtroom tussle, is asking a judge to either give him a trial soon or dismiss 2 cases against him.
Maine needs to ban fluoride in drinking water | Letter
On Sept. 25, my family and thousands of other residents of Anson, Madison and Embden were told not to drink our tap water. The Anson & Madison Water District had detected elevated fluoride levels. The fluoride feed was shut down, the system was flushed and a Do Not Drink order went out to roughly 2,100…
Anson-Madison Water District investigates cause of excess fluoride in water
The district has stopped fluoridating the water until it determines the cause of the malfunction, its superintendent said Monday.
A decades-old central Maine tragedy echoes today in the Clancy trial in Massachusetts
The sister of Constance Fisher, who killed her six children in the 1950s and 1960s, sees similarities in the Lindsay Clancy case.
Meet the 2026 Central Maine All-Region baseball team
The best of a strong year in the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel coverage area features players from all four classes.
Meet the 2026 Central Maine All-Region softball team
Players from all four classes made major contributions to area teams this spring.
Meet the 2026 Central Maine All-Region girls track and field team
Underclassmen form the bulk of this list of the area’s best athletes.
Meet the 2026 Central Maine All-Region boys track and field team
Cony, Lawrence and Winthrop have multiple athletes on this list of the best from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel area.
Meet the MVC spring all-conference and all-academic teams
The Mountain Valley Conference announces its postseason honors for baseball, softball, tennis and track and field.
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