Photo by Jeff Pouland
LUNCHTIME PREP: Brandon Sullivan, of China, cleans a window at the Asian Cafe on Bay Street in Winslow while preparing for the lunch crowd on Sunday.
New system for Medicaid payments worries providers
AUGUSTA -- Two local providers who accept Medicaid say they are nervous about a new state billing system, in light of significant and lasting problems they've had with changes implemented five years ago.
After petition drive, Clinton police force budget will go a third time before voters
CLINTON -- After several hiccups, a third vote has been set on the contentious question of whether the town should fund a local police force.
A rock musician makes trip home via Black Taxi
WATERVILLE -- Guitar player Bill Mayo is looking forward to coming home this week to see family and old friends.
Parks to have facelift
A park in Pittsfield and two tennis courts in Farmington will likely undergo much-needed renovations in 2010.
MADISON: After revaluation, abatement requests reviewed
MADISON -- The board of assessors is in the throes of reviewing abatement requests from residents, after property values were updated this fall.
A DIFFERENT WRINKLE: A true holiday tradition
The volcano is one of the keys -- a critical component of the creation process.
ON CAMPUS: Unity College celebrates season
We here at Unity College love Halloween. It's the one night a year where you can wear what you want, overindulge and generally act a little crazy and it's accepted. This year Halloween was a real success with few or no negative incidents reported.
Sidney couple have holiday spirit
SIDNEY -- It's just a toy, a simple one at that, but Delores Knight beams as she plays with it and shows it off to a visitor as if she were holding the Hope Diamond.
Wreath makers really get cracking
WALDOBORO -- Leanne Riley made it look too easy.
SOMERSET COUNTY GRAND JURY
SKOWHEGAN -- The following people recently were indicted by the Somerset County grand jury. An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but an indication that enough evidence is present in a case to proceed with trial.
More news >
A week's worth of news
Local and state stories from the previous 7 days
Search the News Archive for earlier stories
Resources and features
Wireless headlines
Do you Twitter? Follow OnlineSentinel with your cell phone or wireless gadget for breaking news headlines sent directly via text messaging. What's Twitter? It's a personal, shared, real-time news wire or micro-blog. It can used to give and receive updates. Postings must be no more than 140 characters in length.
View the Sentinel front page
Did you miss this morning's paper? Check out the Morning Sentinel's front page as it appears in print. Daily front page is hosted on the Newseum web site.
Outdoors online
Read the latest articles by Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel outdoors writer Travis Barrett. Columns by hunting and fishing expert Ken Allen, naturalist Rex Turner and Colby College ornithologist Herb Wilson. Outdoors photos, blogs, tips and more. Visit the outdoors site.
|
|
Special reports and projects
Sense of Wonder: Kennebec Land Trust series
KLT celebrates its 20th anniversary. Outdoors writer Travis Barrett takes a look at some of the properties in a seven-part series.
Read Kennebec Land Trust series.
Capitals series
Read our series on Northern New England's capital cities: Augusta, Concord, N.H. and Montpelier, Vt.
Maine's aging boomers
Read our series on the pending retirement and health care challenges the baby boom generation faces in Maine.
'For I Was Hungry' Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in
Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school
hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards. For more, click here.
Corrections
Errors that appear in the Morning Sentinel will be corrected in the print edition of the paper as soon as possible. We encourage readers to bring errors to our attention. Please call 1-800-537-5508 or send an e-mail.
Order Photo Reprints
Sentinel photo re-prints for sale: Purchase Sentinel photos from our collection of timeless, telling and newsworthy images. The perfect gift — make your own custom T-shirts, mouse pads, coffee mugs, ornaments and more.
|
NEWS UPDATES
ADVERTISEMENT
Today's Weather:
South-Eastern Somerset County, Mercer, Maine (PWS)
Updated: 11:01 AM EST on November 23, 2009
 |
36.0 °F
Overcast
|
|
See Detailed Forecast
Social networking
|
