The museum, which offers exhibits and activities to ignite the curiosity of children and celebrate learning through play, plans to buy the First Congregational United Church of Christ at 7 Eustis Parkway in Waterville.
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Proposed Kennebec County budget expected to increase by 8.8%
Funding for the Kennebec County jail and a request to add patrol deputies represent the largest share of the increases proposed for the upcoming budget year.
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Following one positive test, all other Augusta firefighters test negative for COVID-19
While one firefighter-paramedic tested positive last week and was hospitalized for COVID-19, the other 50 members of the Augusta Fire Department have tested negative.
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Hallowell officials issue license for 7,000-square-foot marijuana cultivation facility
The grow operation, run by David Vickers, will occupy slightly less than half the space at a 15,500-square-foot building at 268 Whitten Road, near the Hallowell-Augusta line.
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Controversial Augusta Schools proposed broadcast policy back with content restrictions included
The previously rejected policy, which broadcasters said would force them to stop covering Cony sports if it passed, was revised to lower fees, but the regulations on content remain.
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Gardiner officials to hear overview of proposed budget for fiscal 2021
The proposal is about 6.4% more than current spending.
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For Winthrop woman, sharing meals brings connections
Ashley Brown, 31, began offering meals in the early days of Maine’s stay-at-home order, and now she has created a community of people who are making neighbor-to-neighbor connections across Maine.
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Central Maine antique store owners reopen in noncompliance, ahead of Gov. Mills’ updated plan
Antique store owners in Hallowell, Farmingdale and Augusta thought the governor’s instructions were inconsistent, and expressed enthusiasm for a revamped reopening plan that may allow them to open Monday.
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Augusta middle school teacher lives to teach
Susan Moore, who teaches science to seventh graders at Augusta’s Cony Middle and High School, is connecting with students outside of the classroom.
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Gardiner’s Johnson Hall announces summer plans
The performing arts center is canceling its free summer concert series, but will replace that with streaming shows every two weeks from June through at least October.