Hannah Kaufman is a general assignment reporter at the Morning Sentinel covering Fairfield, Clinton, Pittsfield and other communities in Kennebec, Somerset, Penobscot and Waldo counties. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2024, earning a journalism degree and writing for a slew of local papers, namely Durham-based INDY Week. Her greatest loves include painting, watching movies, rock climbing and having a palindrome for a name.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2025
Human scalp seized in 2022 at Fairfield auction house repatriated to New Mexico tribe
The remains were seized from Poulin Antiques & Auctions Inc., where an ‘Apache scalp’ was listed for sale online.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2025
‘It’s our therapy’: Knitting group binds community together
From the isolation of the pandemic and other circumstances, a group of women have come together at a Waterville yarn and fabric store to knit and build friendships.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2025
Central Maine-area school staff members allege hostility, retribution from administrators
In an anonymous survey, more than 40 current or former employees in Regional School Unit 18 have raised concerns about working conditions and district leadership, but the RSU 18 board of directors has declined to accept the responses because they could not be verified.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2025
Emotions high at multiple city protests over Trump, Mills, DOGE and transgender athletes
Demonstrators in Portland and Augusta took stands on women’s sports, personal liberties and government overreach.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2025
Drag queens help break barriers at state ice fishing event
The pair led activities Feb. 15 at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife’s Winter Extravaganza at Range Pond State Park in Poland.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2025
Stolen U-Haul crashes into FedEx van during high-speed police chase in central Maine
The 90 mph chase through Winthrop and Monmouth on Tuesday ended with a crash that totaled 2 vehicles.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2025
Protesters in Augusta call out Trump, Musk on Presidents Day
Faced with cold temperatures and icy wind gusts, the protesters outside the Maine State House shielded their faces with homemade signs whose messages included “SAVE DEMOCRACY,” “JUSTICE NOW” or “ARREST MUSK.”
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PublishedDecember 30, 2024
Waterville’s Strait Jamaican Cuisine spreads flavor from back of home
Located at the back of Jamie Pomerleau’s house at 15 School St., the restaurant serves Jamaican takeout food.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2024
Here’s why 314 turkeys are frozen in limbo at a Mercer farm
A dispute between Greaney’s Family Farm and state inspectors is putting one of the only processors of its kind in peril, the owner said.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2024
Fairfield homes, businesses gain fiber internet access
The expansion, Fidium Fiber’s latest investment in the region, will give the community much-needed high-speed internet access, a town official said.
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