The owners of Joseph’s Fireside Steakhouse announced May 29 they were closing the eatery at 99 West River Road in Waterville. Co-owners Kevin Joseph and E.J. Fabian said crowd restrictions prompted by the coronavirus pandemic drove their decision to close the restaurant.
Molly Shelly
Molly Shelly covers the Fairfield beat for the Morning Sentinel. Molly recently earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Temple University where she worked as a reporter/photographer for the campus sports site Owls247.com. While at Temple Molly also fulfilled multiple internships with news outlets such as NBC Sports Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and WBCB 1490 am. A native of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Molly now resides in Waterville.
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Lakewood Theater in Madison adjusts schedule with late-summer start
The summer season for the Lakewood Theater, the longest-running summer theater in the country, has been rescheduled to begin in August to help protect the health and safety of staff members and theatergoers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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This year’s Maine International Film Festival to emphasize black filmmakers
The Waterville-based Maine Film Center is dedicating this year’s festival to people of color who have been killed by racist violence. The festival runs from July 7 to July 16 at the Skowhegan Drive-In Movie Theatre.
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Bingham area high school to hold modified graduation ceremony Sunday
“Because we’re a small school, we’ve been able to make our graduation as close to a traditional ceremony as we could,” said Lee Harper, principal of Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School in Bingham.
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Police charge 3 with drug trafficking after traffic stop on I-95 in Fairfield
Upon searching the vehicle, police allege they found large quantities of crack cocaine and heroin hidden behind the air-box filter.
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Adult human remains found in Unity stream, police say
Kayakers discovered the remains of what appears to be an adult male in the Sandy Stream in Unity last Friday, according to a Maine State Police spokesman.
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Protesters in Skowhegan respond to man’s death in Minneapolis
“We’re out here demonstrating against this ongoing police brutality,” said Aliza Jones, one of the protest’s organizers. “This group has a lot of teachers, retired teachers, health care workers.”
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Protesters in Skowhegan respond to death of black man in Minneapolis
More than 35 people lined the streets Sunday afternoon near Skowhegan Federated Church on Island Avenue to protest police brutality after a black man, George Floyd, 46, died while being arrested a week ago in Minneapolis.
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More high schools in central Maine prepare for modified graduation ceremonies
Messalonskee High School in Oakland, Lawrence High School in Fairfield and the Maine Arts Academy in Sidney have opted for modified graduation ceremonies that respect social-distancing guidelines.
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Popular Steakhouse in Waterville closes down due to coronavirus restrictions
Citing the strict guidelines placed on restaurants by the state, the owners of Joseph’s Fireside Steakhouse in Waterville have decided to close down for good.