The 57th annual Waterville Rotary Auction with hundreds of gifts, services and discount items was held in late November as a part of the Waterville Rotary Club’s commitment to support of area programs and initiatives highlighting childhood literacy. This year, Rotary Club of Waterville identified Educare Central Maine’s Lab School and Learning Hub as the […]
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Bangor parish to offer signed Masses Sundays for deaf community
Masses also will be livestreamed each week at the parish website.
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Colby, Unity colleges provide freezer storage to Maine CDC for Pfizer vaccine
The two institutions are among several that have offered assistance to Maine CDC, loaning freezers to that state that can store 10,000 or more doses of the vaccine.
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Rocky the kitten recovering well in Norridgewock after surgeries
Owner Maxine Johnson said she still doesn’t know who stomped on her kitten more than a month ago, but a newspaper story about the kitten prompted a flood of donations from animal lovers to help with the costly veterinary expenses.
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Amy Calder: Pursuing deferred dreams
A Waterville mother who had dropped out of school at 14 decided to enroll in adult education this year after struggling to help her two young daughters learn from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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St. Michael students donate items to Augusta Food Bank
AUGUSTA — Students at St. Michael School in Augusta participated in a “Week of Giving” food drive last week that generated not only a massive collection of food for people in need, but reinforced the importance of giving back to the community that has given them so much. “The drive began on Monday, Dec. 7, […]
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Somerset tech center creates welding program at Madison Area Memorial High School
Money continues to be raised to fund the program that offers opportunities to students, adults pursuing education and local business people.
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Tail end of East Coast snowstorm spreads light snow over central Maine
The Augusta, Waterville and Skowhegan areas appeared to have missed the brunt of the storm as only a few inches of snow fell and no serious accidents were reported by mid-afternoon.
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WesArts Kennebec on Fire project is opening a request for proposals
SKOWHEGAN — WesArts Kennebec on Fire project is opening a request for proposals for more public art. Proposals for the seasonal public art project in the Kennebec River must be submitted by Feb. 28. Wesserunsett Arts Council and Main Street Skowhegan are nonprofits collaborating together on the installation of Kennebec on Fire. WesArts is Somerset […]
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Central Maine school districts report more cases of COVID-19
Superintendents for Regional School Unit 19, Maine School Administrative District 49 and Winslow Public Schools announced new cases of COVID-19 in their districts this week.