A total of $141,100 will be given to 76 farms across the state to help with issues brought on by the coronavirus.
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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Drive-up COVID-19 testing site in Waterville moving to new location
Northern Light Inland Hospital will begin relocating its medical screening operation to Northern Light Walk-In Care at 174 Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville.
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Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market makes changes due to COVID-19
To make social distancing at the market even easier, an online ordering system has been established for customers.
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Unity College honors graduates in virtual celebration
Unity College’s class of 2020 was set to graduate on Saturday morning, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, an online celebration took the place of commencement.
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Thomas College working to bring students back to campus by fall
“We want to get the students back on campus and contiune their education,” said Lisa Desautels-Poliquin, vice president of student affairs at Thomas College.
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Oakland cancels Oakfest celebration, reopening town office May 18
Town manager tells Oakland Town Council Oakfest canceled because vendors stopped signing up because of the coronavirus pandemic, the town office will open on May 18, and Town Meeting still scheduled for June 9.
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Waterville Creates! launches at home art kit program
After Waterville Creates! distributed an initial 100 art kits to children and families on April 8, it decided to create an ongoing program called Art Kits for All.
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Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield to record online graduation ceremony
KVCC will broadcast the commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on May 16, the originally scheduled date for graduation, with each student being recognized and all speeches delivered.
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Bingham-area school district receives $10,292 donation to buy laptops
Maine School Administrative District 13, which includes Bingham and Moscow, bought 10 HP Elite 360 notebook computers with money donated by Blue Sky West, the company that manages the Bingham Wind Project.
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Millions of alewives running the Sebasticook River, scaling Benton Falls Dam ladder
While the coronavirus pandemic wiped out the Benton Alewife Festival this year, alewives continue to return to the upper reaches of the Sebasticook River in droves while the reopening of China Lake to the fish progresses.