Haley Hersey

Staff Writer

Haley Hersey is a student at the University of Southern Maine majoring in media studies and a part-time reporter for the Morning Sentinel. When not on campus, she resides in central Maine with her parents, siblings and pets. Haley graduated high school in 2020, and plans on graduating from USM with bachelors degree in Spring 2022. She is the News Editor for USM’s Free Press, the student-run newspaper. Haley enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with her family.

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Published
June 9, 2023

Service dog training organization sues Maine Mall, claiming discrimination

Mission Working Dogs of Oxford claims its handlers and dogs were detained and then kicked out of the mall unlawfully during a visit in May 2022.
Published
June 8, 2023

Deering High School seniors honor diversity and perseverance at graduation

Deering High School graduated 121 students Thursday morning, celebrating their ‘mix-matched, but beautiful identities.’
Published
June 7, 2023

Maine sees sharp rise in rabies cases

Thirty cases have been documented since January, compared to 35 cases in all of 2022, the Maine CDC says.
Published
June 5, 2023

Man dies after car crashes into tree in Kittery

Kittery police believe Richard Parker, 69, of Eliot, is the 3rd person to die this month after a crash caused by a medical event.
Published
June 5, 2023

Coal pile in Portland raises environmental, health concerns as dust spreads to other properties

Sprague Energy, one of the Northeast’s largest suppliers of energy products, said it has undergone numerous inspections by MDEP and has consistently been found in compliance with regulations.
Published
May 31, 2023

Driver in wrong-way crash remembered as ‘passionate’ friend, teacher

MSAD 6’s superintendent says Nancy Ezhaya, who died in a crash on I-295 in Falmouth on Monday, devoted her life to her vocation.
Published
May 30, 2023

Two teens arrested after chemical explosions in Brewer

Police responded to chemical explosions Sunday evening at the Dollar Tree store on State Street and the high school softball field.
Published
August 16, 2022

Co-owner of Skowhegan restaurant resigns after video airs of inappropriate recording being taken of woman

A video that’s gotten more than 93,000 views appears to show a man in Skowhegan walking behind the young woman and positioning his cellphone below her skirt as she’s filling out paperwork.
Published
August 11, 2022

He is not old enough to sign for packages, but Oakland boy has launched own business

Parker Redlevske is a 14-year-old with an aptitude for technology who raised $15,000 to open a technology repair franchise in Waterville.
Published
August 2, 2022

Death of Millie the moose causes stir in Belgrade

Millie was something of a celebrity after first being spotted in June in Great Pond and elsewhere, but interest in her escalated last weekend on reports of a motorboat striking Millie.