Scott Monroe

Kennebec Journal

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Published
March 31, 2023

Invasive tree bug prompts expanded emergency order across central Maine, state officials say

Under the emergency order, state officials are restricting the movement of ash trees, green ash waste, ash firewood ‘and any other materials that may be a means of emerald ash borer transportation.’
Published
March 11, 2023

Waterville man charged with reckless conduct after gunshots fired at Colby College campus apartments

Andrew Gifford, 24, was charged by police in connection with the early Saturday morning incident at the Alfond Apartments at Colby.
Published
February 24, 2023

Crews contain propane blaze set off by fuel leak at Waterville pump station

The early Friday morning blaze happened at the Dead River Shell Station at 500 Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville.
Published
February 7, 2023

YouTubers takes aim at Waterville mayor over social media posts in recent video tour of City Hall

Two people who run the Accountability For All channel on YouTube conducted a “First Amendment audit” at Waterville city offices last month during stops across Maine, claiming that Mayor Jay Coelho’s videos on TikTok are unprofessional.
Published
January 18, 2023

Thinking Things Through: Learning a second language late in life

Liz Soares has been practicing French every day for the past five months or so, measuring success one syllable at a time.
Published
January 13, 2023

Photos: Homeless people work jobs, return home to tents pitched by river

Morning Sentinel photographer Michael G. Seamans captured the photographic journey of homeless people living at an encampment in Waterville, some of whom also work jobs, over the past several months. All photos are by Seamans.
Published
January 3, 2023

On the Edge: The ice Maine cometh

Columnist J.P. Devine recalls the exact moment everything stopped and the ice storm forced them to seek shelter.
Published
December 27, 2022

Group announces 260 acres of Pittston land now preserved as ‘forever wild’

The land was donated to the Northeast Wilderness Trust, which said the ‘Tidal Bends Wilderness Preserve’ contains a freshwater tidal zone and a mature forest that appears to have not been logged for many decades.
Published
December 4, 2022

Photo Album: Homeless people in central Maine brave the elements

The Sun Journal and Kennebec Journal captured views of homeless people as winter sets in across the region.
Published
November 28, 2022

Police: Whitefield couple charged in separate cases involving market burglary, gun threat

Rylie Cowette and Casey D’Orio, both 19, were arrested Friday after deputies searched their home on Beech Lane, officials say.