Sidney maine

Published
July 2, 2023

Heavy June rains dampen outlook for Maine’s harvest later this year

The unusually wet start to the summer has affected crop production in many ways, including potentially endangering Maine farmland.
Published
May 16, 2023

As concerns continue over water quality, group launches protection plan for Messalonskee Lake

The 7 Lakes Alliance has begun a two-year project to reduce erosion along roads and homes that could ultimately lead to algae blooms in the lake.
Published
March 28, 2023

Man who sexually assaulted child gets prison sentence nearly cut in half after initial conviction overturned

An improper meeting between the district attorney and judge resulted in the overturning of Eric Bard's 2015 conviction. Now, instead of facing 50 years in prison for more than 21 charges, he is to serve 28.
Published
February 21, 2023

Somerset County cuts 911 answering service for Kennebec County, citing staffing challenges

Kennebec County officials are now considering what steps they can take to fill the gap in emergency communications after Somerset County commissioners voted to not renew contracts with 16 communities across northern and western Kennebec County.
Published
January 23, 2023

Arts charter school eyes move to bigger campus in Augusta after outgrowing Sidney location

The Maine Arts Academy purchased the former Maine Veteran's Home property for $3.25 million.

Published
December 22, 2022

With heavy rain and snowmelt, Kennebec River expected to flood

The storm expected Friday is predicted to bring heavy rain, powerful wind gusts and plummeting temperatures, ushering in an icy Christmas weekend for central Maine and the potential for widespread power outages.
Published
December 1, 2022

Judge denies alleged sex offender’s request for new lawyer in decade-old case

Eric Bard, formerly of Sidney, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for allegedly sexually assaulting a 4-year-old in 2011 and 2012. The conviction was later overturned, and he now faces a new trial.
Published
October 21, 2022

Reporting Aside: A mother urgently tells domestic violence victims that, ‘You have to be careful when you leave’

During October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Terry Gilman remembers her daughter, Autumn Joy Gullifer, who was murdered by Gullifer's estranged husband, and offers tips to those affected by violence, Amy Calder writes.
Published
July 29, 2022

Sidney man enters insanity plea in second trial on decade-old sexual assault charges against a child

Eric Bard, 32, faces a second trial after his previous conviction was overturned by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court because the district court judge who presided over the first trial improperly met with the prosecution without a lawyer for the defense present.
Published
July 24, 2022

Open Farm Day spotlights, celebrates Maine agriculture

Annual event is part of Real Maine's agritourism initiative, and features open house events at farms across the state.