While U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-2nd District, spoke at a private Colby College event Wednesday about his desire to engage voters, protesters along upper Main Street in Waterville criticized him and others for failing to hold town hall meetings.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Injuries forced Thorndike football team to halt a game. Now it hopes to finish season with enough players.
Mount View, which competes in the eight-man division, had only nine healthy players when a game against Telstar was stopped in the second quarter.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
In wake of Maine crashes, officials preach safety when cars and horse-drawn buggies share the road
As Amish people have settled in Maine communities, buggies have become a more common sight and experts say motorists have had to adjust.
Posted inMaine
State expands fish consumption warning for Maine waters due to ‘forever chemical’ contamination
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention warned people last year to limit consumption of fish from several freshwater locations around the state, and announced Thursday that it has expanded the advisory to include new locations.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Some customers irked by UniTel’s decision to end email service
Officials with UniTel, the regional telecommunications company with offices in Unity, say the decision was necessary to realign services as the company works to remain competitive in an evolving industry.
Posted inMaine
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 inMaine, Maine Crime
Mount View Middle School principal arrested on charges of unlawful sexual touching
David A. Holinger, 41, was arrested Tuesday on charges related to incident that occurred in Belgrade, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inMaine
Thorndike honors veterans with POW/MIA Chair of Honor
The Chair of Honor, located at the Thorndike Town Office, is set for service members who will not be able to fill it because of the sacrifice they made.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Thorndike man, 33, hospitalized after being shot twice by state trooper
Stephen H. McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, says Eric Fitzpatrick is being treated for two gunshots wounds after he was shot by a state trooper.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Communities keep diverting trash as they wait for planned Hampden facility
Officials say the long-term benefits of perfecting the state-of-the-art equipment are worth the wait, and local towns claim the delay has not caused much trouble for them.