After a Slates employee took a public stand on Facebook, owner Wendy Larson was caught in the crossfire of social justice advocates pushing her to ban white supremacists from her restaurant.
Sam Shepherd
Sam Shepherd covers general news in the Hallowell and Farmingdale area. He grew up in Hallowell, attending Hall-Dale High School and later the University of Maine. He previously worked at the Mount Desert Islander in Bar Harbor before moving home to work for the Kennebec Journal in summer 2018. His interests include cooking, tracking down the best local food and drink and soccer.
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Troopers investigating Litchfield crash that sent woman, car into Cobbosseecontee Stream
A Sabattus woman was taken to the hospital Friday after her 2005 Pontiac crashed into the water near the West Gardiner/Litchfield line.
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Police say new law will make it easier to catch drivers violating cellphone ban
Officers just need to see the device in someone’s hand and won’t have to rely on ‘he said, she said’ arguments to get convictions.
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Person found dead in Augusta tentatively identified as former Windsor woman
Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the woman found dead is “likely” 54-year-old Joan Hadley.
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Woman found dead in downtown Augusta could have died weeks ago, police say
Augusta and state police are investigating the death of the woman at 37 Water St., and have deemed it suspicious.
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Whitefield man dies after car hits him on Head Tide Road
Police say Maine Public Utilities Commission lawyer Christopher Simpson, 64, was crossing the road to check his mail Tuesday when a car hit him.
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Contractor says Farmingdale ‘being held ransom’ by sole bidder for snow plowing
Chris Ellis calls the increase in costs – 79 percent over eight years – ‘ridiculous.’
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First Amendment Museum celebrates Independence Day with Family Fun Day
The Augusta museum’s annual event culminated with a Suffrage March, celebrating the centennial of the 19th Amendment.
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Maine’s pyrotechnicians gear up for Fourth of July fireworks
Steve Marson, owner of Central Maine Pyrotechnics and Pyro City Fireworks, said his crews will perform 50 shows on July 4 and his shops will have 75% of their annual sales within the next week.
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Impact of Maine’s $300,000 impaired driving testing vehicle hard to measure
State officials said the goal of deploying the truck is to deter impaired driving, which is difficult to show with data.