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Maine Office of Cannabis Policy holds listening session in Waterville

by Amy Calder July 20, 2022July 22, 2022

Held on Wednesday night at the Best Western in Waterville, the session draws about 70 people, including cultivators, retailers of medical and recreational cannabis, legislators and health care workers.

Maine, Morning Sentinel

Augusta woman’s first-person obituary an ode to her ‘positive vibes,’ daughters say

by Scott Monroe July 20, 2022July 21, 2022

Gail Armstrong says in her obituary she has joined the newspapers’ “Stiffs Section” after dying last week from “complications with illness, having a little too much fun earlier in life, and fatigue from dealing with all the humorless and overly sensitive people in this world today.” She was 61.

Business, Maine, Morning Sentinel

Developers seek feedback on proposal for 42-unit apartment projects in Madison

by Taylor Abbott July 20, 2022July 21, 2022

The proposed apartments would be constructed at a town-owned site that was once home of the Weston Avenue School and more recently was home to Maine School Administrative District 59’s administrative offices until closing in 2012.

Community, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel

Society, land trust to hold entomology field day July 23 in Vassalboro

July 20, 2022July 21, 2022

Maine Entomological Society and Kennebec Land Trust plan to explore the world of insects at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat off Webber Pond Road. Newcomers and more experienced entomologists alike are invited to come and learn about insect identification at the ecologically diverse and recently expanded habitat, according to a […]

Maine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News

Waterville traffic stop leads to arrests of Massachusetts twin brothers on drug charges, police say

by Haley Hersey July 20, 2022July 21, 2022

Officers say they found crystal methamphetamine while searching an SUV after the driver led officers on a foot chase.

Community, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel

Kennebec County projects, nonprofits get boost from grants

July 20, 2022July 14, 2022

More than $38,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants aim to help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Kennebec County. The six grants through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program include $38,570 recommended by the Kennebec County Committee and a $6,250 grant from a donor-advised fund, according to a news release from the foundation. Grant recipients include: […]

Community, Morning Sentinel

Lawrence High field hockey teams plan fundraiser July 22 in Waterville

July 19, 2022July 20, 2022

The Lawrence varsity and junior varsity field hockey girls will host a car wash fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Grass Eater’s 177 College Ave. facility in Waterville. Car washes will be by donation only to raise funds and the girls also will collect any bottles, cans and deposit-option returnables, according […]