The Hallowell Conservation Committee is urging residents to clip out potentially hazardous browntail moth caterpillar nests ahead of summer.
Sam Shepherd
Sam Shepherd covers general news in the Hallowell and Farmingdale area. He grew up in Hallowell, attending Hall-Dale High School and later the University of Maine. He previously worked at the Mount Desert Islander in Bar Harbor before moving home to work for the Kennebec Journal in summer 2018. His interests include cooking, tracking down the best local food and drink and soccer.
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Director of Hallowell’s Harlow Gallery’s to step down after 14 years
Deb Fahy, who has led the landmark gallery for 14 years, said she was ready for ‘new challenges.’
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Experts: Feng shui, a concern for Hallowell restaurant owners, should be respected
Chinese cultural groups and consultants say feng shui has been practiced for generations.
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Maine DOT: No room for sidewalk in Hallowell without moving boulders
City councilors will have to reconsider what to do, since their Monday motion to approve building the controversial sidewalk is now void.
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Hallowell hires consultant to rewrite TIF documents
Councilors voted 5-1 to approve $2,500 to hire an Augusta-based consultant to streamline tax-sheltering policy.
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Hallowell council approves funding to build halted sidewalk, if ‘feng shui’ boulders stay
Councilors approved $35,500 in funding and design for a four-foot wide sidewalk past the Lucky Garden, but only if “feng shui” boulders are not moved.
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Whitefield voters to elect two selectmen, approve $1.3 million budget
Whitefield’s annual town elections will be 4-8 p.m. on Friday, with Town Meeting starting at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Weather officials: Flood risk ‘above normal’ for central Maine this spring
The River Flow Advisory Commission forecast an higher than average flood risk based on high snowfall levels and cold weather on Thursday.
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Augusta’s Peachey Builders wins Farmingdale Fire Station project
Town selectmen awarded the local contractors the project Wednesday based on a $1,349,176 proposal.
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Controversial Hallowell sidewalk stopped short over boulders’ ‘feng shui’ may be extended to boat landing
State officials say the sidewalks have not come up in initial plans, but a City Council committee is poised to recommend adding them into an upcoming renovation project.