🌱 Sidney resident charged after major Skowhegan drug bust traffic stop.

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• Sidney resident charged after major Skowhegan drug bust traffic stop.

Also on today's calendar: Laughing Stock Presents: Ian Stuart Comedy and 3 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 74, low: 51.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 66 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massachusetts man sought by Maine State Police on drug charges (wmtw.com) — A 26-year-old Sidney resident, Taylor Meader, was arrested and charged with unlawful trafficking of a Schedule W drug after a Sept. 12 traffic stop in Skowhegan where police seized about 354 grams of suspected crack cocaine. Maine State Police have also issued an arrest warrant for Massachusetts man Braylin Nunez, who allegedly fled the scene, and are asking the public for tips on his whereabouts.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sidney

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Ribbon Cutting →
  2309 Belgrade Road, Sidney
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Laughing Stock Presents: Ian Stuart Comedy →
  Snow Pond Center for the Arts, Alumni Hall, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Being Petty - The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Experience →
  Snow Pond Alumni Hall, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney
  6:30 pm
• Being Petty →
  Snow Pond Center for the Arts, Alumni Hall, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney
  7:30 pm
Tuesday October 27
• GCFM Fall Conference →
  Snow Pond Center for the Arts, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney
  8:30 am
Friday October 30
• The Shizzleween →
  Snow Pond Center for the Arts, Alumni Hall, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Mid-Maine Communities on the Move →
  Best Western, 375 Main Street, Waterville
  7:15 am
• MPHA 2026 Annual Conference →
  Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta
  8:00 am
• Maine Public Health Association 2026 Annual Conference →
  Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta
  8:00 am
• President's Town Hall →
  Fireside Lounge, Randall Student Center, 46 University Drive, Augusta
  12:00 pm
• Downtown Waterville Farmers' Market →
  Head of Falls, Temple Street at Front Street, Waterville
  2:00 pm
• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting →
  Waterville, ME Calendar, 1 Common Street, Waterville
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Augusta

• Augusta considers later school start times for some students (fox23maine.com)
• Coco Barber Co. Brings Family Tradition to Downtown Augusta (b985.fm)
• MaineHousing awards a record $2.7 million to help agencies run winter warming shelters (centralmaine.com)

Waterville

• 6 central Maine things to do this week include a fair, crafts, music and a celebration of garlic (centralmaine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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