About 20 city employees are currently in quarantine due to potential exposure to COVID-19.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
Marijuana has grown to become Maine’s most valuable crop
Sales of medical marijuana alone totaled nearly $222 million through October, making cannabis the state’s most valuable agricultural commodity.
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
NRCM honors Mainers for contributions to environment
Honorees include Aram Calhoun, Vaughan Woodruff, Cathy Johnson and Eric Sherman.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMA expands dental assistant program to Lewiston
More than $200,000 in grants has allowed the University of Maine at Augusta to double the enrollment in its dental assistant program and offer instruction in Lewiston.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Augusta courthouse reopens to public
The Capital Judicial Center, closed for about two weeks after at least three employees tested positive for COVID-19, was back open Monday.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta bar faces loss of liquor license
Augusta’s licensing board has recommended the Raging Bull Saloon’s liquor license not be renewed because of ongoing issues at the Water Street bar, but the City Council will have the final say.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Nor’easter blankets central Maine in wet, heavy snow
Snow totals were less than expected in Kennebec, Somerset and Franklin counties, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Teachers use successes, errors from remote learning in spring to improve teaching in fall
Educators emphasize importance of establishing connections with students on remote-learning days.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
As nor’easter approaches, people batten down the hatches and get ready to ride it out
Twelve to 18 inches of snow are expected in the Waterville area and into Somerset, Franklin and Kennebec counties, while 12 to 15 inches are expected in the rest of Kennebec County.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
First Amendment Museum gifted $150,000 by Kennebec Savings Bank
AUGUSTA — First Amendment Museum, a 5,000-square-foot historic 1911 home near the State House, has been gifted $150,000 by Kennebec Savings Bank. Andrew Silsby, the bank’s president and CEO, said, “I genuinely believe that the First Amendment Museum will help people of all ages know and understand their First Amendment rights. It will also help […]