Edwin Pierpont, 47, grew a 1,832.5-pound pumpkin this year, breaking his own 2010 Maine state record and winning his fifth state championship.
Sam Shepherd
Sam Shepherd covers general news in the Hallowell and Farmingdale area. He grew up in Hallowell, attending Hall-Dale High School and later the University of Maine. He previously worked at the Mount Desert Islander in Bar Harbor before moving home to work for the Kennebec Journal in summer 2018. His interests include cooking, tracking down the best local food and drink and soccer.
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Hall-Dale High School open Thursday after alleged shooting threat
Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Chris Read said a 14-year-old male from Chelsea was charged with terrorizing after making a threat “in reference” to a school shooting.
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Waterville woman was shot twice in stomach by boyfriend, documents say
Newly released court documents provided more details Friday supporting the police allegations of murder against Nicholas Lovejoy, while friends and family gathered in Waterville to mourn the loss of Melissa Sousa.
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Richmond man’s death being investigated as homicide
Andrew Sherman, 48, was found dead Oct. 11 at his Richmond house. Authorities are asking the public for help from anyone who saw, talked to or heard from Sherman after Sept. 25.
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Winthrop High School student charged after threatening social media post
Winthrop interim Superintendent Cornelia Brown said the student threatened to “harm students” at the high school early Thursday morning.
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Bees — about 80,000 of them — removed from building at Stevens Commons in Hallowell
Beekeeper Larry Davis said the large beehive found between the walls of the Erskine building took about three days to fully extract.
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Augusta woman wins more than $53,000 on ‘Jeopardy!’
Togus medical librarian Jessica Garsed won three games of “Jeopardy!” that aired last week and called it a “surreal experience.”
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State Police probe suspicious death of Richmond man
Andrew Sherman, 48, was found dead in his Kimball Street home on Friday afternoon, authorities say.
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Gas leak resolved at Maine State Police Crime Lab in Augusta
Department of Public Safety spokesperson Steve McCausland said a crime lab employee reported the smell of gas around 8:30 a.m.
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Maranacook High School stays open following ‘vague threat’
The threat came from someone in a chat room with Maranacook High School students and it is unknown if the person was in Maine, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.