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Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Don’t stop talking about how to recognize, respond to and prevent domestic abuse in Maine

by by the editorial board March 21, 2019March 21, 2019

If it takes a tragedy to draw our attention to family violence, nothing will change.

Woman slain in domestic violence killing remembered as ‘gentlest of souls’

by Sam Shepherd March 20, 2019March 21, 2019

Autumn Bryant turned her love of dogs into starting a dog treat company, which she ran with her husband, Kenneth Bryant, until their marriage faltered.

Cops & Courts, Local & State

Murder-suicide in Gardiner is related to Sidney house fire, police say

by Sam Shepherd March 19, 2019March 19, 2019

Kenneth Bryant shot and killed his estranged wife before turning a gun on himself, state police said.

Cops & Courts, Local & State

Man who killed, dismembered father in Gardiner given more supervised time in community

by Keith Edwards March 18, 2019March 19, 2019

Leroy Smith III, found not criminally responsible in the 2014 killing of his father, will be allowed to be out of Riverview Psychiatric Center for up to six hours at a time with one-to-one supervision by the hospital staff.

Local & State, News, Religion and Values

Historic Gardiner church building comes full circle

by Jessica Lowell February 3, 2019February 3, 2019

The Life Community Church buys the former Universalist Congregational Church on the city’s Church Hill.

Cops & Courts, News

Gardiner man who stole rifle while doing plumbing work pleads guilty

by Dennis Hoey January 28, 2019January 29, 2019

Robert Gay, 35, was prohibited from possessing a rifle because he had 2 prior felony convictions for theft, prosecutors said.

Life & Culture

Kennebec Land Trust to be featured on ‘Maine Cabin Masters’

by Sun Journal January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

GARDINER — The Kennebec Land Trust will be featured on an episode of “Maine Cabin Masters” airing on the DIY network at 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25. This past fall, the trust renovated two historic cabins at its Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary in West Gardiner. The trust will host a watch party at the Depot Pub […]