Now is not the time to cut the current $600 weekly benefit, which has kept many Maine businesses and families afloat during an unprecedented crisis.
2020
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Now is no time to give up on COVID-19 measures
As the summer slips away, Congress should step up and pass a meaningful relief bill for the tourism industry.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t fall for CMP, Hydro-Quebec climate change claims
The western Maine power corridor that will be the focus of a public vote in November does nothing to reduce overall carbon emissions.
Posted inCommunity
UMaine Extension hosts new resource for maple syrup industry
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new training resource for the maple syrup industry as part of the International Maple Syrup Institute Maple Grading School. The handbook for maple grading and judging training is a series of nine videos and related resources designed to equip anyone with the knowledge and skills needed to […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Things to Do
Fritz Grobe to take part in The Early Evening Show Aug. 1 in Gardiner
The Early Evening Show, Mike Miclon’s spoof of a Late-Night talk-Show, will be live over the internet for an evening of comedy, music, and wild improvisations. Each show will feature physical comedian, Jason Tardy, mad jugglers, Shane and Collin Miclon and your host, funny man, Mike Miclon live on stage, along with dynamic folk-duo, Oren […]
Posted inThings to Do
Maine Outdoor Film Festival to begin July 31
The Maine Outdoor Film Festival is an annual international film festival on outdoor adventure, conservation and the arts in Portland. Films include shorts, feature length, documentaries, profile pieces, and more to share and showcase stories from all over the world that will inspire viewers. MOFF 2020 will showcase a total of 57 films over four […]
Posted inThings to Do
A Most Beautiful Thing to Screen at the Shotwell Drive-In Theater July 31
Megunticook Rowing and The Camden International Film Festival have collaborated for a screening of “A Most Beautiful Thing” at 8 p.m. Friday, July 31, at the new Shotwell Drive-In Theater in Rockport. The film, based on Arshay Cooper’s memoir, Suga Water, which has just been republished as A Most Beautiful Thing, chronicles the first African […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Kennebec Historical Society receives $5,000 grant from CARES Act
The Kennebec Historical Society has received a $5,000 grant provided by the Maine Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act economic stabilization plan 2020. The society will use the funds to help cover day to day operating expenses such as utilities, office […]