A Stuff the Cruiser event is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m Saturday and Sunday Sept. 18 and 19 at the American Legion Post #16, 217 Waterville Road, in Skowhegan. Auxiliary members will collect personal care, and activity items that will be distributed for free to Veterans receiving care at the Veterans Hospital, or […]
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Arts Collaborative to host open house Sept. 17
The Arts Collaborative is scheduled to hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, at 18 Main St. in Waterville. This event is open to the Colby community and the general public. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., guests can meet the teaching artists of 18 Main St. as they […]
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Somerset County vaccination rate continues to lag as COVID-19 cases surge statewide
Somerset has 58% of its eligible population fully vaccinated, the lowest percentage in the state.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Conservation groups file lawsuit against owner of central Maine dams, citing violation of Endangered Species Act
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court by the Atlantic Salmon Federation and other conservation groups, alleges Brookfield Renewable Partners are harming and killing endangered Atlantic salmon and other sea-run fish at four dams on the Kennebec River.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Things to Do
After a year off, Maine Cheese Festival returns to Pittsfield
The Maine Cheese Guild will host the festival Sunday at Manson Park and will hold two separate sessions in an effort to prevent overcrowding.
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Fairfield eyes public water expansion as town to receive nearly $700,000 in federal pandemic aid
The Town Council has previously discussed using the money for a water expansion project, but the town manager wanted to have other options as well.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Deesha Philyaw to kick off UMF writer series Sept. 16
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is scheduled to host award-winning writer Deesha Philyaw as the first reader of the season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16. Philyaw’s short story collection, “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,” was awarded the 2021 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the 2021 Story Prize, […]
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Waterville council asks that city workers and visitors in city buildings to wear a mask
“It is very important for us to send a message to everyone in Waterville that it’s important to wear masks and to follow CDC guidance, and I think this resolution will fulfill that,” a councilor said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Oakland man arrested and charged with OUI following Waterville collision, police say
Paul McAlpine, 50, is scheduled to appear in Waterville District Court on Nov. 2 to answer to a charge of operating under the influence.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Dana Wilde: The frosts of September
At our house we no longer expect patches of frost until October, writes Dana Wilde.