Officials: A Chevrolet Equinox driven by Klay Dunning, 18, of Chesterville hit a Hyundai Elantra driven by Jared Peaslee, 38, of Fairfield. Marietta Peaslee, 41, of Fairfield was inside the vehicle with Jared Peaslee.
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‘They feel like second class’: With an unplayable field, frustrations boil in Fairfield among Lawrence field hockey players
The school district paid about $6,000 for work that didn’t improve the field and now the field hockey team will open new season without home turf.
Free outdoor concerts set for August around central Maine
Free concerts this week will feature Stained Glass, Stan Keach and Dennis Moro.
Kennebec Valley Community College names spring dean’s list
Kennebec Valley Community College has announced its 2024 spring dean’s list. These students achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying nine credit hours or more for the semester. Ethan Hammond, Aspen James, Colby Lewis, Kassey Pressey, and Jonathan Roy, all of Albion. Calvin Eaken and Alexis Knox, both of Anson. Rachel […]
Walgreens official says reports of Maine store closings are incorrect
A Walgreens official disputed reports Monday by a Maine television station that five Walgreens stores in the state are scheduled to close by 2027.
Massachusetts man dies in Fairfield crash
Ryan Sargent, 38, of Sterling, Massachusetts, died late Saturday when ejected from his car after the vehicle failed to negotiate a corner on Center Road, left the roadway and rolled over, according to police.
Maine stocks PFAS-laden waters with fish, warns ‘do not eat’
Scientists worry that some anglers will still consume the trout tainted by forever chemicals. One environmental watchdog group calls the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife practice ‘super disturbing.’
How central Maine farmers help make the state’s PFAS recovery program a success
Central Maine farmers were essential in building what officials say is the first state program in the nation to directly take on so-called ‘forever chemicals.’ Now it’s credited with helping dozens of farms continue operations.
Lawrence High School students release salmon fry into the Sandy River in Farmington
Peter Kallin, interim chief executive officer of 7 Lakes Alliance in the Belgrade Lakes area, gave students in Eric Brown’s ecology and biology classes a lesson in the cycle stages of salmon.
Maine community college students receive Gorman-endowed scholarships
SOUTH PORTLAND, ME — Twelve Maine community college students received scholarships in honor of Leon A. Gorman, the longtime president and CEO of L.L.Bean., for the 2024-25 academic year. The students were celebrated May 7 in an online event with Gorman family members and L.L.Bean leadership. This is the ninth year that the scholarship has […]