For the first time, the snowmaking machines ‘making winter possible’ at the Quarry Road trails in Waterville will be all electric.
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It’s her day: Gardiner celebrates one of its own while area runners raise funds to boost anti-polio campaign
Saturday’s Turkey Trot, hosted by the Gardiner Rotary Club, drew runners, walkers, turkeys and Katie Schide, who returned to her home town this week after winning the grueling Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc trail race in the Alps earlier this year.
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Photos: Augusta holiday tree arrives in Mill Park
A 43 foot tree, donated by a city resident, was delivered and set up Augusta’s Market Square on Saturday morning. Photos and video by staff photographer Joe Phelan.
Though Thanksgiving is still a few days away, organizers are looking ahead to the Christmas season and planning a number of activities that will kick off Saturday around the city and along Water Street.
Among the activities planned for Saturday are: Santa’s Stroll through Augusta, from noon-2:30 p.m. in Augusta neighborhoods; paper snowflake craft, from noon-3 p.m. at Lithgow Public Library; Christmas at the Fort, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Old Fort Western with Father Christmas, miniature ponies and homemade gingerbread; a gingerbread-themed village contest, scavenger hunt and story walk, all day on Water Street; horse-drawn wagon rides from 2-4 p.m. on Water Street; and a North Pole Gingerbread Village from 2:30-5 p.m. at Market Square.
Festivities culminate with a holiday tree-lighting ceremony at 5 p.m. at Market Square, followed by fireworks at 5:30 p.m.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Nov. 11-18, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Norridgewock man sentenced on manslaughter charge for crash that killed Farmington woman
Prosecutors say Joshua Savage, 33, was under the influence of drugs when his vehicle cross the center line in 2020 and struck another car carrying Sally McKinley and her son.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Hallowell-based school district looks to next year following Richmond vote to withdraw from RSU 2
Though most of the budget operations were building-based, there are still some issues to sort out before finalizing the budget in the spring. At the same time, the district is moving forward with the process of hiring a superintendent.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Feeling a draft? Winthrop students build window inserts that keep in the heat, stave off energy costs
The project organized by the Rotary Club of the Winthrop Area includes Winthrop Middle School students who are helping construct the inserts that benefit people seeking a more energy-efficient home.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
With downtown Waterville work done, Collins said it highlights a city known for ‘ambition and perseverance’
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was joined by fellow U.S. Sen. Angus King and others for a ceremony Friday marking the conclusion of the $11.2 million downtown revitalization effort.
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Reporting Aside: Man remains thankful through the slings and arrows of life
Scott Canney had a difficult upbring and lives now at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter in Waterville, but he says he’s “thankful for being alive” and next week will join friends for Thanksgiving dinner at The Lighthouse, a nearby soup kitchen, Amy Calder writes.
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New cafe in downtown Waterville, with nod to European cuisine, adds to diverse dining options
Tanya McCarthy, owner of the Wild Clover Café & Market, has traveled the world and brings the foods she loves to Waterville.