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Published
May 5, 2023

Police: Traffic stop in Richmond leads to New Jersey man’s arrest, seizure of drugs valued at $24,000

Authorities said they seized 92 grams of fentanyl, 130 grams of cocaine and more than $14,000 in cash during the early morning stop on Friday.
Published
May 5, 2023

Waterville board to eye first vote on proposed $30.27 million school budget

The budget the Board of Education plans to consider Monday represents a $1.8 million increase over the current spending package.
Published
May 5, 2023

Week In Photos April 28-May 5, 2023

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Published
May 5, 2023

Reporting Aside: Inch by inch, row by row, a small group makes community grow

Steven Jones, who owns Fieldstone Gardens in Vassalboro, was joined this week by two of his employees at the RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville to bring some color to the garden beds, and to the lives of passersby, Amy Calder writes.
Published
May 4, 2023

Oakland man indicted on kidnapping, other charges following high-speed chase on I-95

Brian Charette Jr. allegedly led police on a high-speed chase that started in Waterville when a woman in his vehicle flagged down police for help.

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Published
May 4, 2023

Plans underway to rebuild after fire destroyed buildings in downtown Waterville

Construction could begin as soon as this fall on a new structure to replace the buildings that housed The Last Unicorn restaurant, which were destroyed by fire April 23.
Published
May 4, 2023

St. Albans man killed when car crosses centerline in Palmyra and hits tractor-trailer

Officials: Robert Sylvia, 67, died Thursday and a juvenile passenger was hurt when Sylvia's subcompact car crossed into the path of the tractor-trailer on Ell Hill Road.
Published
May 3, 2023

Fran Purnell, an ambassador to Waterville youth baseball for decades, remembered as an inspiration

Purnell, whose name adorns the city's Cal Ripken baseball field, died Tuesday at 83 years old.
Published
May 3, 2023

Oakland residents approve $7.4 million municipal budget with no rise in tax rate

Town Manager Ella Bowman said a jump in revenue helped the town offset a 9.1% increase in the budget from last year.
Published
May 3, 2023

Cleanup, damage assessment begin throughout central Maine after river flooding

Property and business owners were beginning to take stock Wednesday of the damage left behind as flood waters receded along the Kennebec River across the region after a storm dumped 3 to 6 inches of rain over a 24-hour period.