The event raises funds for the St. Joseph Center Food Pantry.
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Posted inMaine, News
President Biden pardons Augusta man for decades-old crime
Michael Gary Pelletier, 67, was convicted in 1997 of a non-violent crime and notified this week that he would receive a pardon.
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Posted inMaine
Maine public housing tenants face high eviction rates. A new program to keep renters housed excludes them
A new eviction prevention program fails to protect some of Maine’s most vulnerable residents from homelessness.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Former Waterville mayor sells cookbooks to help soup kitchen
Reporting Aside: Tom Nale of Waterville created a cookbook featuring his mother’s Middle Eastern cuisine recipes and is giving all the proceeds to the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen.
Posted inCommunity
Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Rona Backstrom and Jessie Gunther edged out Gabrielle Rice and Su Morrison for first place at Elm City Bridge on Dec. 3. Natasha Rosenbaum and Maureen Brochu placed third. Lee Lenfest and Jeannie Reilling finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the Nov. 26 duplicate bridge session. […]
Posted inBusiness, Central Maine Eats
Fairfield to get new Dunkin’ restaurant on Main St.
The new eatery is expected in fall 2025, according to a Dec. 3 report from Stephen Landry.
Posted inMaine
Jimmy Fallon gifts this southern Maine teen ugly sweater
Brady Knight, a 16-year-old from Lisbon Falls, collected an ugly sweater directly from Jimmy Fallon on the “The Tonight Show.”
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Despite progress, Maine women still earn less and are more likely to live in poverty
A report released Thursday calls for more equity in the labor market to close the gender pay gap and improve women’s access to higher paying jobs.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Fairfield homes, businesses gain fiber internet access
The expansion, Fidium Fiber’s latest investment in the region, will give the community much-needed high-speed internet access, a town official said.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Dusty attic treasures yield millions for some, disappointment for others
Kaja Veilleux of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries says helping people sort gems from junk is ‘like a treasure hunt every day.’