Tie-dye clad hippies poured into Mercer by the hundreds to take part in the cash-optional event that featured bartering, blacksmithing and live music.
Dylan Tusinski
Staff Writer
Dylan Tusinski is an investigative reporter with the Maine Trust for Local News' quick strike team, where his stories largely focus on money, drugs and government accountability. He has written about international drug trafficking rings, Maine's housing crisis, political polarization and much more. He previously worked for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville from 2023 to 2025. When he's not on the clock, Dylan can often be found at the nearest Grateful Dead cover band show or minor league hockey game.
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Two hospitalized after ATV crash near Solon
One man was taken from the scene by LifeFlight of Maine and both alcohol and excessive speed were factors in the crash, according to authorities.
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International flavors abound at Maine Central Institute’s annual food festival
Food from Japan to Lithuania was served at the festival on Sunday. Organizers say the event celebrates both good cooking and a tight community.
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Fort Halifax Park in Winslow to reopen after monthslong closure
The park has been closed to the public since the Dec. 18 flood, which damaged the park’s bandstand and washed away benches and chunks of earth.
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Man arrested in Winslow standoff initiated similar incident in 2011
William M. Dolley, 52, was arrested at his residence at 167 North Pond Road after a nearly nine-hour standoff, police confirmed Thursday.
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Man arrested after 9-hour standoff with police in Winslow
It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the hours-long standoff Wednesday on North Pond Road.
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Sheriff: California man arrested, about 3,400 marijuana plants seized at illegal growing operation in Harmony
Dongming Liao, 41, was arrested at a residence on Cooley Road and charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana, officials said.
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As Waterville begins enforcing camping ban, homeless shelter exceeds capacity and warns of closure
City officials say efforts to move homeless people from tents into the city’s lone shelter are working. Shelter officials say their facility is in financial trouble, and many homeless people fear arrest if the shelter closes.
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Easter sunrise service in Waterville emboldens small churches
The annual interfaith gathering held at dawn at Head of Falls has become a tradition for the city’s smaller congregations, as churches throughout central Maine face waning attendance and shrinking numbers of parishioners.
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High schoolers pull all-nighter for robotics, cybersecurity, video game competition
About 90 high schoolers from across the state competed in the annual Thomas Cup on Friday, an event where students stay up all night to compete in a unique array of challenges ranging from crime scene analysis to a League of Legends tournament.