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Published
November 23, 2021

Hallowell-area school district denies unvaccinated athlete’s request to play basketball maskless

The request by Hall-Dale junior TJ Wilson has touched off questions about the local process for evaluating exemptions to pandemic protocols.
Published
November 16, 2021

Human remains found by hunter in Augusta area, authorities say

Police are investigating the origin of the skeletal remains that were discovered this past weekend.
Published
October 9, 2021

Shifting lines: Redistricting in Kennebec County splits its towns again

While all other counties are left intact when determining the boundaries of congressional districts, Kennebec County has been the only county in recent decades to be split when redrawing districts.
Published
October 3, 2021

Trotting Parks center hopes to go from blog to museum

Stephen Thompson, who launched the Lost Trotting Parks Heritage Center as a blog in 2009, hopes to turn it into a brick-and-mortar resource center and museum.
Published
September 16, 2021

Maine inventor hopes his new gaming controller makes a splash

The PLA LABS CEO says he's already gotten interest from a major gaming company for the controller's accessibility.
Published
July 20, 2021

Protests take aim at Hallowell’s state Rep. Charlotte Warren after social media post

A comment on the now-deleted Facebook page of Rep. Charlotte Warren, suggesting that straight, white men are too emotional to be in politics, has sparked protests, but some fellow legislators are defending her free speech rights.
Published
May 21, 2021

Tick worries prompt school officials to spray Hall-Dale Elementary School grounds

Dresden Elementary and Hall-Dale Elementary Schools have had the greatest amount of ticks in Regional School Unit 2, but the Hallowell school is the priority because of summer building use.
Published
April 5, 2021

Proposed budget has Dresden considering withdrawal from Hallowell-area school district

Dresden is not the only municipality critical of Regional School Unit 2's proposed spending plan. Farmingdale and Monmouth officials are also questioning how they would pay what the district is asking.
Published
March 9, 2021

Craig Hickman sworn in after historic win in special Senate election

Craig Hickman of Winthrop earned nearly two-thirds of the votes in the district, which encompasses southern Kennebec County. He was sworn in Wednesday morning.
Published
March 8, 2021

Maine Ethics Commission says Senate District 14 candidate violated election law, but assesses no penalty

At issue are four electronic signs posted on behalf of William Guerrette, the Republican candidate in the race, and whether they comply with state election laws.