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Published
March 16, 2023

Central Maine towns consider Delta Ambulance fee that could cost tens of thousands of dollars a year

Freedom has already rejected the fee and switched providers, while Fairfield and Oakland, each of which would pay more than $96,000 a year, have given preliminary approval to the added expense.
Published
March 16, 2023

Man who threatened to kill maintenance worker in Augusta sentenced to 2 years

Paul F. Fay III, 38, told a judge he has been unable to get help for mental illness that causes him to lash out during manic episodes.
Published
March 16, 2023

Personal feud may have led to gunfire at Colby College, police say

Officials say the suspect accused of firing a gun at a party had been hit with a bottle by a man with whom he had fought before.
Published
March 15, 2023

Maine receives nearly $5 million in additional LIHEAP funding

In total, Maine has received nearly $54 million this winter season through LIHEAP to help eligible households facing significant increases in their utility bills this winter.
Published
March 15, 2023

Game warden trainees rescue family stranded on Moosehead Lake

Investigators from the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife said the situation on the storm-swept lake quickly went from bad to worse.
Published
March 15, 2023

Utility crews work to restore power in central Maine after nor’easter

The storm delivered strong winds and heavy snow that brought down power lines and branches, primarily in coastal and southern parts of the state.
Published
March 15, 2023

Ann McGowan, former Morning Sentinel managing editor, dies at 87

A member of the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame, McGowan worked for the Morning Sentinel for more than 35 years and was considered a trailblazer for female journalists in the state.
Published
March 14, 2023

Augusta man shot while assaulting federal officer sentenced to prison

Derik Broox Wight allegedly held a knife near the throat of a federal officer before he was shot by another officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta last year.
Published
March 14, 2023

$52.8 million Ticonic Bridge replacement project to start this month

The 113-year-old bridge spans the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow.
Published
March 14, 2023

William R. Cotter, longest-serving Colby College president, dies at 87

Cotter served for 21 years as president of the Waterville college, which said he guided Colby "through a period of brisk growth and lasting institutional change."