Morning Sentinel

The Morning Sentinel is a daily newspaper based in Waterville, Maine, and is published every morning. It is part of MaineToday Media. The newspaper serves various cities and towns across parts of Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, and Somerset counties. The printing of the paper is done at the Portland Press Herald facility located in South Portland, Maine.

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Tournaments, Monmouth Fair, and Newport Flagg draft parties are highlighted this week

1 day ago | centralmaine.com | Stacy Blanchet

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Cooper Flagg mania takes center stage in Brooklyn

3 days ago | centralmaine.com | Bill Stewart

NEW YORK CITY — At 1:30 Wednesday afternoon, it was business as usual in Brooklyn around the Barclays Center. People walked to and from their offices. People ate lunch and shopped and tried to stay out of the oppressive heat as much as possible. We all knew that was going to change. Excitement was coming in the form of a kid from Newport, Maine. Maine came to Brooklyn on Wednesday, in the form of 18-year old Cooper Flagg, the Newport native who is the biggest name in American sports right now.
Monmouth Fair opened Wednesday and runs through Saturday

3 days ago | centralmaine.com | Stacy Blanchet

The Monmouth Fair opened Wednesday and will run through Saturday. Gates open at 10 a.m. and the midway opens at 2 p.m. featuring $25 ride bracelets. Admission will cost $7 for those 13 and older and is free for children 12 and younger. Fair highlights include the farmers’ horse pull day, a kiddie tractor pull, a free bike drawing, frying pan and hay bale toss events and more. For a complete schedule of events visit monmouthfair.com.
Red Sox pitcher Crawford needs season-ending wrist surgery

3 days ago | centralmaine.com | Bob Aube

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Lewiston’s Ryker Paradis named Gatorade track athlete of year

3 days ago | centralmaine.com | Bob Aube

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Waterville residents handpick Langlais sculptures for new exhibit

4 days ago | centralmaine.com | Stacy Blanchet

WATERVILLE — Jessecca Craig had already cast her vote, but she couldn’t stop watching patrons place stickers on the poster of animal sculptures in the library lobby. “For me, I was really gunning for the seal,” Craig, a librarian at Waterville Public Library, said. “But there’d be moments where in the beginning certain art pieces were not getting as much attention, so I was waiting, like: ‘Is somebody going to put a sticker on that one today?'”It made the day go by a little faster.
Final Varsity Maine Top 10 boys lacrosse poll: Thornton finishes on top

4 days ago | centralmaine.com | Bob Aube

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Final Varsity Maine Top 10 boys lacrosse poll: Thornton finishes on top

4 days ago | centralmaine.com | Bob Aube

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The Way It Was in Hallowell: Week of June 30-July 7, 2025

5 days ago | centralmaine.com | Ben Pinette

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Learning the art of sheep shearing in Belgrade

6 days ago | centralmaine.com | Jessica Lowell

BELGRADE — Cindy Mooers carefully pulled back the wool from the sheep’s belly with one hand and drew the electric shears across it, tossing a cloud of fleece aside as she went along. Instructor Abigial Smith taught Mooers how to hold the head of the fawn-colored ram lamb, described as such because it is a male and under a year old, between Mooers’ upper legs to secure it for shearing. “Sit him up,” Smith said.