The city’s Comprehensive Plan Committee met Saturday afternoon to whittle down a list of issues to the most important items after about nine months of data collection.
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Posted inBoys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Hockey: High school teams face unique challenges during COVID-19 pandemic
Fewer available rinks and co-op teams with players from multiple counties make playing high school hockey in a pandemic tough.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Religion and Values, Special Features
Power of Faith: Waterville Rabbi Rachel Isaacs says pandemic shines light on being thankful to God
The rabbi at Waterville’s Beth Israel Congregation and Colby College professor says the power of faith is especially vital this Hanukkah season amid COVID-19.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sidelines, Sports
Sidelines: Lawrence graduate Mason Cooper begins his climb up the coaching ladder at Eastern Kentucky
Grad student is done playing basketball at Eastern Kentucky. Now, he helps the Colonels as the team’s video coordinator, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inBusiness, News
Central Maine business briefs: Franklin Savings Bank receives SBA District Director Award
People & Places: Hannaford expands Fuel Kids at School pantry initiative to Maine’s community colleges.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Maine Christmas tree farms seeing record numbers of sales amid pandemic holiday season
Many Christmas Tree farms across the state have had to close early as trees sell out early, with farm owners theorizing that and more families than usual are looking to get out of the house together.
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Portland firefighter dies in off-duty boating accident
Timothy Flynn, 58, of Peaks Island was the most senior member of the Portland Fire Department.
Posted inMaine, News
Body found in Bangor under homicide investigation
Police said the death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy.
Posted inMaine, Outdoors
Maine deer season with record number of permits comes to a close
The final day of the 2020 deer hunt that allows hunters to use archery or muzzleloaders is Saturday.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Congress passes Sen. Susan Collins’ bills to protect dementia patients
A bipartisan proposal backed by Maine’s Republican senator to protect Alzheimer’s disease patients from exploitation has passed both houses of Congress.