Teens to Trails partners with Maine Department of Education to encourage group outdoor activities.
2021
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Waterville chamber breakfast to feature 3 business owners
WATERVILLE — Three business owners are scheduled to speak at the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce breakfast, to be held from 7:15 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, in the Colby/Coburn Room at the Best Western Plus, 375 Main St. Chris Gaunce of Central Maine Motors Auto Group, Mike Fortin of Fortin’s Home Furnishings, and Robin […]
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Coalition to offer free mobile health units in Rangeley, Phillips, Farmington
Healthy Community Coalition has announced its upcoming schedule of free mobile health unit events, through which a variety of health screenings and education will be offered at each location. Screenings offered include blood pressure and cholesterol checks and body composition analysis. September’s schedule is as follows: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rangeley […]
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University to offer 2-part native plants series
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s new program aims to help support pollinators in decline. Its master gardener volunteers are to host a two-part presentation, “Why Native Plants?,” online via Zoom. The first part is to be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9. Allan Amioka, a coordinator of the Native Garden at […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Union library to host talk with ‘Alone’ TV contestant
UNION — Vose Library is scheduled to host Michelle Finn, a contestant on Season 8 of the reality TV show “Alone,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the library or via Zoom. In-person events are subject to transition to fully virtual should COVID-19 impact the ability to meet in person. Finn was raised on […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Ida pounds Northeast with flooding, wind and at least 2 tornadoes
Soaking rains prompted evacuations of thousands of people after water reached dangerous levels in a Pennsylvania town nicknamed Flood City.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Classes begin for all students in North Anson-based school district despite COVID-19 cases
The school board for Regional School Unit 74 chose to keep a policy in place that recommends masks be worn, rather than mandating it.
Posted inNation & World
Gunmen kidnap 73 students in latest attack on Nigerian school
Police in northwestern Nigeria say gunmen have attacked another remote school, kidnapping 73 students
Posted inNation & World
Weather slows California wildfire, but flames keep moving
Officials say they lucked out with favorable weather conditions that kept a huge forest fire out of the city of South Lake Tahoe.
Posted inNew England, News
Two charged with vandalism at dinosaur tracks site in Massachusetts
Authorities say the men were digging around an area of protected dinosaur footprints.