As the cloudy days wear on, with little sunshine, there are things we can do to help ward off the winter doldrums, Amy Calder writes.
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Skowhegan’s new $8M public safety building set to open later this month
The facility offers several needed upgrades for the police and fire departments, though its opening has been pushed back by nearly a year due to several minor setbacks in construction.
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Belgrade bookstore to move to Colby College building in downtown Waterville
Oliver & Friends Bookshop plans to move in the spring to the ground floor of Colby College’s Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons at 150 Main St.
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Tim Hortons in Clinton makes final cup of coffee as Maine locations drop to 6
The abrupt closure of the shop, which opened about eight years ago, left 10 employees scrambling.
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Main Street Skowhegan seeks entrepreneurs for competition
Main Street Skowhegan is accepting applications for its spring Business Lab & Pitch Competition. The lab is a free, fast-paced, interactive program that features eight classes held over eight weeks, culminating with a pitch contest in which participants compete for $5,000 to start or grow their business. The program is designed for both aspiring entrepreneurs […]
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Waterville quilt exhibition patches together struggle of thousands of immigrants at border, detention centers
The Ticonic Gallery at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main St. in downtown Waterville plans to display “The 45,000 Quilt Exhibit” through next Wednesday.
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Excavator on flatbed trailer pulls down traffic lights, utility poles in Winslow
Traffic at the intersection of China Road and Bay Street was delayed for several hours Wednesday after the late-morning incident.
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Skowhegan nonprofits say they have moved on after former director stole thousands
Jason Gayne, the former executive director of the Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, began his prison sentence Monday for stealing thousands from the nonprofits, but leaders of the two organizations said they have already worked to move forward.
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Waterville school board hears of fewer students with more needs at Mitchell school
The board listened to a budget presentation Monday from Principal Kim Taylor of George J. Mitchell School, who said the school’s enrollment has decreased since 2008, but the needs of students have increased significantly.
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Children’s Discovery Museum in Waterville eyes final fundraising push, opening this year
The museum bought the former church building at 7 Eustis Parkway in 2020 and moved there from Augusta, but the renovations and opening were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.