People & Places: Stephen Wallace promoted to senior vice president.
Morning Sentinel
News and information from the greater Waterville area.
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Pittsfield Boy Scout Troop 428 celebrates milestone
Pittsfield Boy Scout Troop 428 reached a significant milestone in Pittsfield’s Bicentennial year as it has been an active Troop for 105 years. The troop was founded in 1914 and is one of the oldest active troops in the United States. On July 29 Bicentennial Committee members Barbara Denaro Hanson, Jane Woodruff and Jan Lauz […]
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Maine’s 2021 State Park Passes to go on sale Aug. 15
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Bureau of Parks and Lands has announced that its 2021 State Park Passes go on sale Aug. 15. State Park montage includes Roque Bluffs, Warren Island, Aroostook and Mount Blue State Parks. It is a great deal because the 2021 Park Pass is good for the remainder […]
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Waterville Public Schools posts proposed back-to-school plan
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday is expected to vote on the plan, which spells out how students and staff who decide to return to school buildings this year will be required to follow health and safety guidelines.
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Amy Calder: Preserving a Medal of Honor veteran’s memorial
A Capitol Police officer and an American Legion chaplain team up to help raise funds to fix a Civil War veteran’s gravestone at Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville, Amy Calder writes.
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Healthy Community Coalition to hold Mobile Health Unit events during August
Screenings available by appointment.
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Host families needed for international exchange students for 2020-21
Brandy Jewell of Skowhegan, a local volunteer coordinator for international exchange students and host families since 2015, seeks host families or schools for the 2020-21 academic year. In March 2020 the exchange programs had to make difficult decisions on if they wanted to send the International Exchange students back to their home countries or to […]
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Take part in study, learn to safely make fermented pickles at home
University of Maine researchers are seeking Maine residents at least 18 years old to answer questions and watch a short video about safe fermentation practices of pickles, according to a news release from the UMaine extension office in Orono. Jacob Rich is the study’s principal investigator. The UMaine graduate student in food science and human […]
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Free virtual summer cooking class offered Aug. 13
Summer veggies focus of class.
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Skowhegan area school board reviews back-to-school plan, gets mascot update
The board of directors convened Thursday to provide the district with an update on how school will resume in the fall and to discuss the next phase of the mascot selection process.