WATERVILLE — Donations to Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen have reached $68,000 and more is trickling in, much to the delight — and relief — of kitchen director Dick Willette.

SIDNEY — Motorists who drive down Pond Road may wonder about construction activity at the New England Music Camp. The hole in the ground, which will become a foundation for an addition to the camp’s Alumni Hall, is just the beginning of a five-year plan that third-generation camp owner John Wiggin hopes will transform the location into a major player, both in central Maine’s arts scene and in the local economy.

WHITEFIELD — Two mix-ups in Regional School Unit 12 have families scrambling to make arrangements for their students and district officials wondering how to pay for the solutions.