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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PublishedNovember 24, 2018
Small Business Saturday gives big boost to central Maine businesses
Shoppers venture downtown in search of handmade gifts a day after the madness of Black Friday.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2018
Hallowell man leading state’s effort to find a centuries-old shipwreck off Bristol
The Bureau of Parks and Lands is closing in on the Angel Gabriel, which sank off the coast of Maine in 1635.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2018
Amy Kirkpatrick
Vocational program director makes her work personal for members with mental illness.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2018
Powerball winner from Iowa donates $500,000 to Maine’s Travis Mills Foundation
Mills says the money will ‘go a long way’ and ‘help out so many families’ of wounded veterans served by the organization.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2018
Hallowell property owners debate proposal to have them clear sidewalks of snow
Many business owners already clear their walk after snowstorms, but an ordinance would mandate the practice.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2018
Hallowell councilors expected to finalize commercial cannabis, busking ordinances
City officials are conducting public hearings about marijuana and snow shoveling regulations.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2018
Monmouth veteran, 98, who was at Pearl Harbor, recalls chaos of attack
Jim Paradis went from riding horses in Norridgewock to flying planes in World War II.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2018
Augusta teen will be featured on ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’
A mishap at Pinkham Pond in Alna lands him on the show Sunday night.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2018
Mainers rally in Augusta to support Mueller probe after Sessions ouster
Dozens gathered on the steps of the State House to cite their dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump having forced his attorney general to quit.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2018
Augusta police, bystanders wrangle chicken-at-large
Animal Control Officer Paul Frye said he has received a couple dozen chicken complaints since he started in August.
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