From wearing costumes to diving into mud pools, there was no lack of fun at event, last held in 2019.
morning sentinel
Posted inLocal & State
One person killed, another severely injured in China rollover, police say
After a vehicle rollover in China early Saturday morning, a man has died from his injuries and another remains in the hospital, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State
Two more die from injuries suffered in Montville house explosion, bringing blast’s death toll to three
One man died in the blast Wednesday at the house on Darci Lane, and two men who were outside at the time died later of their injuries, according to officials.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Principals say teacher burnout prompts staffing shortages in Waterville
Waterville Senior High School Principal Brian Laramee tells the city’s Board of Education that on any given day, 10 to 16 staff members can be out of the building.
Posted inLocal & State
State police shooting of Thorndike man in 2019 found to be justified
Trooper Thomas Bureau II reasonably believed Eric Fitzpatrick, then 33, was about to use unlawful deadly force against him when he shot Fitzpatrick in 2019, the state Attorney General’s Office determined.
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Nokomis freshman Cooper Flagg impresses at USA Basketball minicamp
The 6-foot-7 Flagg continues to make national noise while working with USA men’s junior national team in New Orleans.
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports
Connie Roberts, a 71-year-old powerlifter from Harpswell, breaking new ground
Roberts competes in her first state championship event, then sets a record in the process.
Posted inLocal & State
Conservationists criticize dam owner for impeding salmon migration along Kennebec River
The Kennebec Coalition and the Conservation Law Foundation say Brookfield Renewable Partners must do more to project the endangered Atlantic salmon at four Brookfield dams from Waterville to Skowhegan.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
$18 million art center, a cornerstone of downtown Waterville’s rebirth, takes shape
The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main St. is expected to open in early December, with art galleries, cinema and teaching space and a cafe.
Posted inLocal & State
Scuba divers join search of Sebasticook River for missing man
Rescuers in Clinton have used boats, aircraft and dogs this week in the search for Justin Howard, 36, but high water and swift currents prevented divers from entering the river until Wednesday.