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Ethan Horton

Hallowell

Reporter at Kennebec Journal

he/him | now @centralmenews, used to @dailytarheel | UNC '24, em dash lover, Oxford comma hater

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  • 2 months ago | centralmaine.com | Marla Hoffman |Ethan Horton

    HALLOWELL — Lately’s, a bagel shop by morning and pizzeria by afternoon and evening, plans to fill an empty Water Street storefront in the next month. Owner Ryan Ellis said he hopes initially to open Lately’s from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday to Sunday, with the hope to eventually operate seven days a week and extend hours past midnight on the weekend. The final major hurdle before setting an opening date, Ellis said, is a health inspection.

  • 2 months ago | centralmaine.com | Ethan Horton

    AUGUSTA — Kennebec County commissioners approved the county’s budget for the next fiscal year during a meeting Tuesday, officially adding 9.6% to a spending total that has ballooned over the past five years. Much of the hike in the new $25.5 million budget came from wage increases for employees of the Kennebec County Correctional Facility and the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, the county’s two biggest departments.

  • Mar 27, 2025 | centralmaine.com | Ethan Horton

    AUGUSTA — Officials approved a 9.6% spending jump to the Kennebec County budget Wednesday after more than two hours of deliberation, sending the budget to the county commissioners for final approval next week. The budget committee — a group of municipal officials from across the county who have been meeting since mid-February — approved the budget by a 6-1 vote, with Gardiner City Clerk Kathleen Cutler the lone vote against.

  • Mar 25, 2025 | centralmaine.com | Ethan Horton

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21 May 25

RT @dylantusinski: Maine's only police partnership with ICE halted after pushback from residents and legislators https://t.co/EFjEVw9znM

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19 Feb 25

RT @abbypenderr: Months ago, @aishabee, the Special Projects team, and I decided to “remember, historicize, and reflect” on the UNC Board o…

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Ethan Horton @ethanehorton1
18 Jan 25

RT @dylantusinski: .@TheMaineWire is really great if you want to read a shittier version of @centralmenews’ stories two months later https…