The Friends of the Belgrade Public Library will sponsor a coloring contest for the harvest festival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Community Center, 1 Center Drive, in Belgrade Lakes. The contest is open to elementary school children. There will be first- and second-place prizes awarded to the children in […]
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FFAB Support Group plans first meeting Oct. 13
A new group, Friends and Family of those with Addictive Behaviors, will begin meeting monthly at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, at the Belgrade Counseling Center, 28 Main St., in Belgrade. The group will meet the second Sunday of each month. Karen and Stephen Hardy of Belgrade have started this nonprofit to raise monies for folks […]
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State halts use of road sealant after crashes on Route 225 in Rome
The Maine Department of Transportation could skirt liability for creating potentially hazardous or fatal conditions after contractor SHOem Roadway Services LLC incorrectly laid fog seal on the road in June.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Amy Calder: There are a lot of odd, quirky, peculiar road names
Central Maine is home to lots of unusual street and road names, but the town of Skowhegan takes the cake for the most whimsical, columnist Amy Calder writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Belgrade, Readfield landmarks among 2019’s ‘Most Endangered’
The Maine Preservation’s Most Endangered Historic Places list is meant to shine a light on historic, important resources.
Posted inCommunity
Belgrade roads to be closed Sept. 24 through 26
Wings Mills Road between Dunn Road and Location Road will be closed for construction/culvert replacement.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Judgment grants $3.5 million to Monmouth man’s family over 2014 fatality
Philip M. Coward, 30, died after a load of rebar fell from a forklift at Mid-Maine Foundations Inc., on Howard Road in Monmouth on May 21, 2014.
Posted inBusiness
The Loyal Biscuit Co. opens store in Hallowell
Central Maine business briefs: Oakland Business Committee raises $500 for ShineOnCass Foundation to support local school food pantries; and MDIFW’s Fisheries and Hatcheries sections honor outstanding employees.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Belgrade camp on Salmon Pond lost to fire
Crews from five towns quickly extinguished the Smithfield Road blaze.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Roadwork resumes in Belgrade, but finish line in sight
The work is expected to be completed by Oct. 19.