Cushnoc Brewing Co. is partnering with Waldo County General Hospital for a pop-up COVID-19 clinic on June 4 at the brewery’s Annex on North Belfast Avenue.
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Sidney arts center to host inaugural beer festival, signaling return of food-drink gatherings
As the Snow Pond Center for the Arts plans its first craft brew and music festival for Sept. 11 on Messalonskee Lake, other annual gatherings are planning returns as COVID-19 pandemic precautions are eased.
Waterville’s Mount Merici Academy fulfills service learning with pen-pals
The school partnered with Oak Grove Center and Mount Saint Joseph to foster connections, which developed into an art show as well.
Complex worker shortage problem strains businesses, employees in central Maine
Employers are struggling to hire in Maine and across the nation, which experts say is the result of several factors exacerbated by the pandemic.
River rec area, brewery among Somerset County recipients for $410,000 in grants
Several projects throughout the county are expected to benefit from the funding awards, including Skowhegan’s Run of River project and Bigelow Brewing’s expansion into downtown.
Benton’s Alewife Festival canceled again, but great fish migration swims on
While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced cancellation of festival for second consecutive year, the yearly alewife migration continues in big numbers in the Sebasticook River.
Whitefield students get hands-on aquaponics experience with school garden
Plants and seeds from the Whitefield Elementary School are being sold from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Augusta City Council approves $69.4 million city and school budget
No change expected in tax rate for city property owners.
Somerset County grand jury indicts father, son in Pittsfield high-speed chase
An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but an indication there is enough evidence to move forward with a trial.
Tick worries prompt school officials to spray Hall-Dale Elementary School grounds
Dresden Elementary and Hall-Dale Elementary Schools have had the greatest amount of ticks in Regional School Unit 2, but the Hallowell school is the priority because of summer building use.