Though some historic reenactments and demonstrations held annually at Fort Halifax Park were rained out this year, spirits were still high among eventgoers, and a plaque commemorating the site was rededicated by local chapter members of The Daughters of the American Revolution.
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The Beatitudes and the Eucharist retreat offered in Waterville June 23-26
WATERVILLE — On Corpus Christi Sunday (June 11) launched the parish year of the National Eucharistic Renewal as Catholics around Maine will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of events aimed to deepen their encounters with Jesus as we receive, adore, celebrate, and live the transformative power of the Eucharist. All are welcome […]
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Madison to start its summer food service program July 10
MADISON — School Administrative District 59 is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service, according to […]
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Farmington-area school nutrition programs to start June 26
Farmington-based Regional School Unit 9 School Nutrition Program is providing free summer meals for children. Boxed lunches will be served and a breakfast for the next morning will be available. Parents/Guardians can pick up meals for children. The following sites have been established to provide free meals for children this summer: Wilton Mobile Meal Route […]
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Fairfield-area summer food service programs set to begin
Regional School Unit 49/School Administrative District 49 has announced its summer food service program starting June 26. Benton Elementary, Fairfield Primary and Lawrence Junior High schools will begin Tuesday, June 20. The free program for children will be held from Monday through Friday, June 26-Aug. 18. All sites will be closed Monday and Tuesday, July […]
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Council awards $2,500 in sponsorship support to Waterville Chamber
WATERVILLE — Kennebec Valley Tourism Council has awarded Sponsorship Support funds in the amount of $2,500 to the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce for the expansion of marketing for the Taste of Waterville, held in the first week of August every year. This funding will assist in the growth of tourism in Maine’s Kennebec Valley and […]
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Madison home destroyed in back-to-back fires over two days, official says
The initial fire at the home on River Road began due to the improper disposal of smoking material, but fire Chief Don French said it’s not clear how the second fire began a day later.
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Asylum seekers proposal for Unity under review by state as group seeks transitional housing for hundreds
The Greater Portland Council of Governments is seeking to have upward of 600 people housed on the campus of Unity Environmental University, formerly known as Unity College.
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Reporting Aside: Oakland man extends kindness to students from afar
Gil Roy has hosted more than two-dozen foreign exchange students from around the world in the last 14 years and has two more coming this summer, Amy Calder writes.
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Week In Photos June 9-16, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.