In August 2020 the town opted into the state’s adult-use marijuana policy, but selectmen wanted to draft the town’s own ordinance on pot business, which called a halt to the sale of Donald Maxim’s farm to a commercial pot grower.
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News and information from the greater Waterville area.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
80th annual Maine Agricultural Trade Show to be held online Jan. 19-23
All programming will be live-streamed on the Whova Event App and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s YouTube channel and Facebook Page.
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Madison Legion gives winter clothing to area school districts
Thirty-eight students in RSU 74 and SAD 49 received boots and coats donated by local businesses and members.
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Skowhegan Fire Department signs mutual aid agreement with Oakland
Skowhegan is one of many fire departments branching out to other communities to help with emergency services as the availability and amount of help becomes less.
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Close contacts cause Messalonskee High School to go remote until Jan. 25
China Primary School in Regional School Unit 18 has also reported a case of COVID-19 infection, but will remain open.
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Former Waterville mayor Isgro reports ‘full retirement from politics’ after tenure marked by progress, controversy
Nick Isgro’s six years in office included forward movement in downtown revitalization efforts as well as controversy over his comments on social media that led to a failed effort to recall him from office.
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‘Being Black in Maine’ webinar set for Jan. 18
Event offered by Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP, UMaine Alumni Association for Martin Luther King Day.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Oakland police seeking woman missing since Jan. 7
Oakland police are searching for Janie Mullins, 29, of Oakland and the Sanford/Springvale area.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Baseball organization seeks volunteers, players to start Augusta program
The Alternative Baseball Organization, a authentic baseball experience for teens 15 and older and adults with autism and other disabilities, has virtually begun recruitment for 2021. The organization seeks a volunteer coach/manager, volunteers, and players to help start new programs serving those in Augusta and the surrounding area, according to a news release from Taylor […]
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Learn about sturgeon in Maine via Zoom Jan. 21
Lecture provided by Kennebec Estuary Land Trust.