The owner of Percy’s Hardware Co. talks about the challenge of finding toilet paper and being a local retailer.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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United Way of Kennebec Valley starts COVID-19 Response Fund
The agency will collect donations to be given to nonprofit groups helping area residents cope with the coronavirus spread.
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Augusta councilors affirm emergency declaration at conference call meeting
City officials said most residents have heeded officials’ calls to limit social interactions and seek to assure them they’ll get through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fire destroys West Gardiner home
Fire Chief Ernie Pierce said no one was injured, but rabbits likely died, in a fire that tore through a home on Moose Hill Road.
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Augusta, other central Maine Schools closing until late April
A message sent to parents of students at Augusta Schools on Friday morning said all schools are closed due to COVID-19.
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Augusta tenants fear homelessness after threat of eviction on a week’s notice
Some tenants of 33 Stone St. say they have had to climb through windows to get into their own apartments after the landlord changed the building’s electronic locks.
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DON’T FLUSH YET: Toilet paper substitutes cause concern for Augusta, Gardiner wastewater systems
Wastewater treatment plant operators warn that flushing toilet paper substitutes is likely to clog sewer lines and could lead to costly repairs.
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Central Maine towns delay annual budget meetings, elections
Last-minute legislation is giving towns flexibility to keep their governments running, even if they can’t hold their annual open Town Meetings to authorize spending, and to delay elections.
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Augusta soup kitchen, food bank expand programs during outbreak
The Bread of Life Ministries Soup Kitchen is offering two meals to customers five days a week during the coronavirus outbreak, while Augusta Food Bank will have weekend food for eligible students while they’re out of school.
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Central Maine municipalities implement emergency plans
Augusta, Gardiner, Hallowell and Winthrop have all declared states of emergency that allow the municipalities to take quick action to deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their communities.