MIFF to return this July with focus on making the 10-day event accessible to all.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville prepares for students to attend summer ‘camps’
The Waterville Board of Education heard from school principals last week about plans for summer activities to help make up for academic and social-emotional loss students experienced during a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan school, police probe recent fight involving racist profanities
A 13-year-old has relocated with his grandmother across central Maine after an alleged altercation during April vacation that the school says “potentially involved racial bias.”
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Chizzle Wizzle continues in Augusta for 130th year
Cony Middle and High School’s annual event won’t be able to have an audience this year, but community members will be able to watch the show from the comfort of home.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Jorgensen’s Café moving up the street after 3 decades in downtown Waterville
Jorgensen’s owner Theresa Dunn says the new space, the former Me Lon Togo Bistro, features a dining room with lots of windows and natural light and a wraparound porch for outdoor dining.
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Plans for new Waterville community recreation arena unveiled at youth center
The year-round recreation arena was unveiled Friday during a brief ceremony in Waterville as officials said the facility would house an ice rink for five months out of the year and a turf field for the remaining seven.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner’s Wellness Connection to open adult-use cannabis shop Saturday
This is the second of Wellness Connection’s four locations to make the switch, following the launch of the adult-use cannabis market in October, from medical marijuana to adult-use or recreational marijuana.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville manufacturing plant settles OSHA complaint with $220,000 in penalties
The Shyft Duramag LLC, which makes aluminum truck bodies and racks, originally faced penalties for workplace safety violations totaling $394,000.
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Large off-campus party celebrating Colby College lacrosse victory leads police to issue 34 summonses
Police issued summonses for underage drinking after responding to a noise complaint, and while Colby College said the party violated its COVID-19 protocols there have not been any positive cases linked to it.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Gardiner high-speed chase results in indictments for North Yarmouth man
The New Year’s Eve chase ended after police spun out the vehicle allegedly driven by 43-year-old Jamie Irish in Topsham.