Arun Ranganath, who specializes in critical care medicine and pulmonology at Alfond Center for Health in Augusta, was vaccinated Wednesday and recommends people not be afraid of taking it.
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News and information from the greater Waterville area.
Mother of Ayla Reynolds still seeking answers 9 years after child’s disappearance from Waterville home
Trista Reynolds, the mother of the 20-month-old toddler who was reported missing by her father, says that the anniversary of her disappearance gets harder every year.
Golden announces nominees for U.S. Service Academies
Congressman recommends 13 talented young Mainers for West Point, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy.
Waterville council approves $282,809 contract for downtown project overseer
Councilors Tuesday also approved rules for short-term residential rentals, reduced the minimum lot size for keeping chickens and appointed Uria Pelletier to the Planning Board.
Wreaths Across America convoy stops in Winslow
“If it wasn’t for the military, where would this country be? We owe them an unbelievable debt,” said Morrill Worcester, founder of Wreaths Across America, a Maine nonprofit that lays wreaths on the graves of veterans.
MaineGeneral gets 775 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine arrived Tuesday at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta. The hospital will begin distributing doses Wednesday.
Skowhegan Outdoors to offer activities Dec. 19-30
Activities include winter survival clinic, pine needle tea clinic, ugly sweater stroll and more.
Maine Veterans’ Cemetery System, Wreaths Across America plan wreath event
Due to COVID-19 and social distancing guidelines, the cemetery system will not be asking members of the public to assist in the laying of wreaths.
State bureaus add new Mental Health Resources webpage
Webpage designed for farmers, forest workers, their families.
Sweet Dreams Project gives Christmas gifts to 500 children in central Maine
The project is led by Debora Tanner, a teacher at Skowhegan Area Middle School, who has worked to make sure children will not go without gifts.