Haley Hersey
Kennebec Journal
Maine, United States
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Family offers $500 reward in case of man missing from Bangor psychiatric center
The family of a man with schizophrenia who fled from a psychiatric center is offering a $500 reward for information leading to a reunion with him. Graham Lacher is shown in November in Belfast. Lacher, 38, is still missing after running from a Bangor psychiatric hospital on June 6. Photo courtesy of Tammy Lacher Scully Graham Lacher ran away from the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor on… → Read More
Madison residents approve $10 million affordable housing project
This rendering shows the four different buildings that are planned for an affordable housing complex on Weston Avenue in Madison. Residents in town gave their approval for the project during a special meeting Monday. Rendering courtesy of Sam Hight MADISON — Residents by an overwhelming margin have approved a $10 million affordable housing project that will include four buildings and 36 units on… → Read More
He is not old enough to sign for packages, but Oakland boy has launched own business
WATERVILLE — There is not much holding back precocious teenager and budding entrepreneur Parker Redlevske of Oakland. He can obtain a permit to open a store, order supplies and oversee operations. Just do not ask him to sign for a FedEx delivery. At 14, he is not old enough. Age, however, did not prevent Parker from opening a technology repair business in May at the Elm Plaza shopping mall on… → Read More
Rome Board of Selectmen considers remediation plan after several trees removed illegally from Great Pond property
Selectmen review plan Monday for replanting trees on property owned by Portland man along Jamaica Point Road. → Read More
Death of Millie the moose causes stir in Belgrade
Millie was something of a celebrity after first being spotted in June in Great Pond and elsewhere, but interest in her escalated last weekend on reports of a motorboat striking Millie. → Read More
Waterville traffic stop leads to arrests of Massachusetts twin brothers on drug charges, police say
Police said they found crystal methamphetamine narcotics during the search of a car after the driver allegedly led officers on a foot chase. → Read More
Three hurt, one critically, in wrong-way collision in Fairfield
A pickup truck was traveling south in the northbound lane of Norridgewock Road on Monday when it collided head-on with an SUV, police said. → Read More
Man’s injuries in Waterville shooting serious but not life-threatening, police say
City police are saying little about the shooting July 9 on Pleasant Street. → Read More
Unity officials review Fire Department’s operations following allegations of misused fire trucks
Selectmen say fire chief should not have taken the department's ladder truck to a neighboring town for a Fourth of July parade or used a tanker truck to fill his swimming pool. → Read More
Former employees of LaVerdiere’s Super Drug to gather for reunion
The ex-workers will meet Saturday in Winslow to mark what would have been the Waterville-based company's 100th anniversary. → Read More
Unity church, long a staple of the community, set to reopen following devastating fire
A September celebration is planned for the now Unity Union Church, which is undergoing repairs after an arson in December 2020 caused extensive damage to the historic building. → Read More
Mental health care system failed man who went missing in Bangor, his mother says
“You pretty much have to criminalize your loved one to get them help," says Tammy Lacher Scully, the mother of Graham Lacher who went missing June 6 after running from a psychiatric hospital. → Read More
Authorities seek suspects after vandals damage beehives at Albion farm
The Kennebec County Sheriff's Office is investigating after it appears at least one vehicle, perhaps an ATV, struck several beehives over the weekend at Swan's Honey on Bessey Ridge Road in Albion. → Read More
Go with the flow, Waterville drivers: Sections of downtown roads now open to two-way traffic
Portions of Front and Colby streets now have two-way traffic, and motorists along College Avenue should expect detours as work continues on the city's $11.2 million downtown revitalization project. → Read More
Search continues for man who went missing from Bangor psychiatric center
The mother of 37-year-old Graham Lacher expressed frustration with early efforts by police to find her son, who previously went missing from a group home in Norridgewock. → Read More
Recently established foundation names its first recipients of Waterville scholarship
Emma Ackerman, 19, and Phoenix Gatlin, 18, have been selected by the Mary L. George Foundation to each receive $5,000 annually for up to four years. → Read More
Nokomis Regional High graduation held on football field — rain or shine
Nearly 130 diplomas were awarded to the graduating class that Principal Mary Nadeau said were "affected most" by the pandemic. → Read More
Lawrence student balances high school, parenthood during senior year
Braden Alley, 18, among 114 seniors to receive diplomas Thursday night in Fairfield. → Read More
As a sign of the times, Anson hires full-time firefighters as number of volunteers dwindles
Residents in the spring approved a funding plan that allows two volunteers with the Fire Department to become full-time personnel who will also help a short-staffed ambulance service in the area. → Read More
Drowning victim seen as talented man dogged by addiction, mental illness
Justin Howard, whose body was pulled May 22 from the Sebasticook River in Benton, "would give the shirt off his back to the people he cared about," said his partner, Amanda Howard. → Read More