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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

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

$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."
Published
March 11, 2023

Waterville man charged with reckless conduct after gunshots fired at Colby College campus apartments

Andrew Gifford, 24, was charged by police in connection with the early Saturday morning incident at the Alfond Apartments at Colby.
Published
March 10, 2023

Maine’s high court orders new sentencing for man involved in shootout that wounded Waterville officer

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court in a ruling Thursday said the judge who oversaw the trial of Richard Murray-Burns erred in the way he imposed the sentence against Murray-Burns for the 2019 shooting.
Published
March 9, 2023

Two men arrested in Waterville following monthslong drug investigation

Acting Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney said the seizure of cocaine, crack, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin put "a significant dent in the drug trade in our community."
Published
February 28, 2023

Crisis building at Kennebec County wastewater treatment plants

Wastewater treatment plant operators across Maine face paying higher fees to truck sludge to New Brunswick after two state laws curtailed how biosolid disposal is handled.
Published
February 27, 2023

Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Rebecca Corbett returns to Waterville for ‘She Said’ screening downtown

Rebecca Corbett, the editor who spearheaded The New York Times' 2017 investigation into Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct, reflected at Friday's panel on her first-ever job at the Morning Sentinel and the role of an editor in investigative reporting.
Published
February 21, 2023

Somerset County cuts 911 answering service for Kennebec County, citing staffing challenges

Kennebec County officials are now considering what steps they can take to fill the gap in emergency communications after Somerset County commissioners voted to not renew contracts with 16 communities across northern and western Kennebec County.