Local & State - Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel (2024)

TimberHP, a division of Belfast-based GO Lab Inc., revived a former Madison Paper Industries mill, and is now partnering with CertainTeed Inc.

Sweetser said it lost $1.5 million last year because of billing rules. Their decision to scale back comes as the mental health of young people continues to struggle in the wake of the pandemic.

New England has already begun looking at how the regional grid can adapt to change.

Down Syndrome Advocacy Project of Maine is working to expand the program aimed at avoiding escalated interactions with police.

Organizers of the family-oriented festival canceled scheduled drag performances last week because of threats, but Letta the Queen decided the show must go on.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection notified Gardner in January that, because of staffing shortages, there was some question whether it could screen four vessels due from Canada in the fall.

The fundraiser for the Humane Society Waterville Area, kicked off Sunday by the Lockwood Hotel in downtown Waterville, is planned for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday in June, and to include a special menu catering to dogs.

The crash occurred Friday evening at the intersection of Kennebec River Road and Bert Berry Road.

Scientists worry that some anglers will still consume the trout tainted by forever chemicals. One environmental watchdog group calls the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife practice 'super disturbing.'

This spring, we reached out to students in the class of 2024 throughout the coverage area for the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and Central Maine Sunday, hoping to hear from them about their lives. Despite everything, the students in the class of 2024 are optimistic.

Rising production costs, climate change and an aging population of farmers ready to retire are among the challenges facing the agriculture sector in Maine.

Now more than ever, high school seniors are looking at ways to lower the price of pursuing higher education.

Gov. Janet Mills said voters have a clear choice this fall between two candidates, and 'one of them is a felon.' The party also articulated its policy platform.

Two people were taken to the hospital, and several others were treated at the scene for minor injuries, police said.

Hundreds flocked to downtown Hallowell and the Kennebec Riverbank on Saturday for Hallowell Pride 2024, hosted by Hallowell Pride Alliance, where they listened to music, danced, ate and socialized.

Brien's family was presented with the Legion of Honor medal by the honorary consul of France in Maine, in recognition of the sacrifices that the Portland native and Army soldier made for France during the war.

State officials said Sean Rancourt, 39, was to be released later this year after serving six years for aggravated drug trafficking.

Even changing the minds of a small number of voters could make a difference in what's expected to be a close race.

Sen. Susan Collins and other party leaders called the criminal case politically motivated and pointed to the likelihood of an appeal following Trump's conviction on 34 felony charges.

Sean Rancourt, 39, was welding the tank when it exploded, officials say.

Parades, music, ice cream and a drag show are on tap for June in celebrations across the region.

The animal shelter's event this weekend is both child- and dog-friendly.

Shawn Stetson indicted by Kennebec County grand jury.

The Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School's annual plant sale is put on in memory of Allison Keaveney, a fourth-grader at the school who was struck and killed by a car in December 1982.

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for May 25-31, 2024.

Another large solar storm is forecasted to wash across much of the northern U.S. Friday night, potentially bringing the aurora borealis with it.

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance gave out the annual awards Thursday at a ceremony in Rockport.

The increase comes after taxpayers were hit with a 9.8% increase last year, due largely to an increase in wages and inflation in the costs of materials and services, according to officials.

Brian D. Cloutier, 61, of North Anson, was indicted on charges related to the alleged assault in March and subsequently attempting to tamper with the alleged victim, according to court records.

Julia Gagnon won Central Maine Idol last year and went on to compete on 'American Idol.'

Julia Gagnon, who made a strong showing on the latest season of 'American Idol,' will perform at Johnson Hall on July 26 and July 27.

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.

When we are young, June was the beginning of what seemed an endless summer, but as we grow older, we learn that the season passes in the blink of an eye, Amy Calder writes.

Central Maine Power Co. and the state's public advocate are nearing agreement on how much the utility can charge ratepayers for storm recovery costs.

There will likely still be delays on the Downeaster when high temperatures affect the metal rails, but the schedule is staying put, for the time being.

The other members of Maine's congressional delegation take an opposing position on Trump's conviction on felony charges, with Sen. Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden seeing the trial and its outcome as a validation of the U.S. justice system.

It is unclear what the child's cause of death is at this time.

'I am confident that our members responded to the mass casualty event in Lewiston in both a sober and professional manner,' Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said.

Matthew J. Sites, 56, of Athens, who was killed in the crash, was a longtime newspaper carrier for the Morning Sentinel.

The property marks the 18th illegal marijuana grow busted in Somerset County this year, police said.