While some SnowFest events will continue, others have been forced to adapt to what experts say could be Maine’s warmest winter on record.
Dylan Tusinski
Staff Writer
Dylan Tusinski is an investigative reporter with the Maine Trust for Local News quick strike team, where he focuses on telling the stories that impact Maine most through hard-hitting reporting, narrative storytelling and accountability journalism. His reporting ranges from government transparency and organized crime to housing policy and climate change. He previously worked for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville from 2023 to 2025, covering about a dozen communities in Kennebec and Somerset counties. He joined the Sentinel in 2023 after graduating from Colorado State University while double majoring in political science and journalism & media communications.
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Warm winter, low precipitation putting Maine on thin ice, officials say
Despite warm temperatures, organizers of the Maine Pond Hockey Classic, set for this weekend in Sidney, say they have been working hard to prepare for the event.
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Self-proclaimed nerds, geeks flock to Maine Sci-Fi & Fantasy Nerd Fest in Vassalboro
An estimated 800 people, many dressed as comic book heroes, video game villains, anime protagonists and more, turned out Sunday for the annual event at The Olde Mill Place.
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Update: Waterville man located after Silver Alert
Michael Paul of Hazelwood Avenue is described as a white male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 180 pounds and having brown hair and blue eyes. He suffers from a traumatic brain injury, according to Waterville police.
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HUD awards $20 million grant to combat Maine homelessness, domestic violence; advocates say more needed
About 60% of the grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to go to state agencies, while the remainder is to be divided between 14 organizations combatting homelessness and domestic violence across Maine.
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Vassalboro man arrested on charge of manslaughter in woman’s campfire death
Travis Mitchell, 31, of Vassalboro, was indicted and arrested Thursday in connection with the death of Liza Bragg, 46, who died last year after sustaining fatal burn injuries from a campfire.
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Sheriff: Three arrested, hundreds of plants seized in latest marijuana growing bust at a central Maine residence
Officials said they arrested Huansheng Mai, 75; Yuling Mei, 63; and Yiming Hu, 68. Each was charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs with more than 500 plants.
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Winslow fire lieutenant accused of stealing more than $12,000 from firefighters association
Shawn Stetson, 34, of Fairfield was arrested for allegedly having withdrawn more than $12,000 in cash from various accounts associated with the Winslow Firefighters Association, officials said Monday.
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Court files reveal new details of ‘complex’ large-scale illegal marijuana grows at central Maine residences
After five people were arrested at a triad of houses in the towns of China and Belgrade, details are emerging such as fake marijuana license cards and expensive Armani jackets.
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Waterville murder suspect released from hospital, handed over to police custody
Spridal Hubiak, 20, of Waterville, who is accused of killing 52-year-old Angela Bragg, was moved to a jail in Missouri after leading police in Arkansas on a car chase that culminated in an officer-involved shooting.