A Dunlap Broadside was to be shown as part of an event at Hall-Dale Elementary School.
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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Fayette man narrowly escapes harm after tree falls on his truck
Ron Hewett said he was driving on Route 41 in Readfield when a large pine tree came down across his truck’s hood, narrowly missing the cab.
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Cause undetermined in Malta Street fire that displaced 30 people in Augusta
Supervisor Ken Grimes of the Office of State Fire Marshal said investigators are unable to safely investigate the building because it could collapse.
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Hobbyist maple syrup producers get tapping in central Maine
Producers throughout central Maine have begun tapping maple trees, especially as the weather delivers warmer days and cold nights.
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Augusta apartment building fire displaces 30
Five people were injured during the early Saturday blaze at 36 Malta St., the fire chief says.
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Pillar of Monmouth community Paul Fox dies at 84
Fox was a former Monmouth fire chief and department member for 62 years, and also helped organize the Monmouth Fair for more than 5 decades.
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Central Maine law enforcement noticing uptick in hung-up 911 calls
Multiple law enforcement agencies are seeing an increased number of 911 hang-ups this year and are advising people who mistakenly alert emergency responders to stay on the line.
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Hallowell police chief to retire after 3 decades on the force
Eric Nason, 54, is due to retire in April from the Hallowell Police Department, where he started working in 1987.
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Maine to begin offering barber licensing exams in Arabic
The change will help students at Augusta’s Aveda Institute who face a language barrier in the state tests.
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Augusta man charged with drunken driving on a riding lawnmower
An Augusta Police Department’s Facebook post mentioned the incident Monday night, saying it was an unusual occurrence in the winter.