City councilors are scheduled to take a first vote Tuesday on the proposed municipal and school budget for 2020-21, and consider a final vote on a proposed $4 million bond package.
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J.P. Devine: What I’m saying
Since J.P. and She won’t be dining out anytime soon, it may be a good time to clean out the closet and discard some past adornments, and each has a story to tell, says J.P. Devine.
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Pattee’s Pond boat parade draws large crowd for Fourth of July celebration
Attendance varies from year to year according to parade organizer Earlene Margetts, but this year the Pattee’s Pond Fourth of July boat parade saw a group of 21 boats join the procession.
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With public fireworks shows canceled, Winslow consumer shop booming
Though commercial shows are canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the manager at Pyro City Maine says the business has seen an increase in customers that want to do their own fireworks shows.
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Amy Calder: July Fourth sparks memories of holidays past
Though traditional July Fourth celebrations will be altered this weekend because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mainers will likely find safe and fun ways to mark the holiday, Amy Calder writes.
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Pick-your-own strawberry farms in China, Athens draw early risers
A lack of rain that followed late-spring frosts worried farmers, but pickers are turning out early and often to gather strawberries while observing public health recommendations related to COVID-19.
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Skowhegan police say juvenile arrested after stealing handgun
Officers say they responded to the report of a theft at about 4 a.m. Thursday on Butler Street, where they found the juvenile breaking into a vehicle.
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KVCOG awarded $400,000, two-year grant to help region respond to pandemic
The grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration supports communities responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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$190 million solar project proposed in Unity Township, Benton and Clinton
If the Three Corners Solar Project in Unity Township, Benton and Clinton is approved by the Maine Public Utilities Commission and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, construction could begin in 2021.
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New Balance closes Skowhegan, Norridgewock factories after employee experiences coronavirus symptoms
A spokesperson for the company said that the factories sent employees home on Wednesday and that the Norway factory will close on Thursday for cleaning as an employee awaits results from coronavirus test.