Grandparents have been pressed into service to provide childcare and teaching help during the coronavirus pandemic, when parents have to work and education has shifted to remote models.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Somerset SnowFest starts off Sunday with fishing derby, cross-country skiing, scavenger hunt
The week-long celebration spins off Main Street Skowhegan’s Somerset Outdoors program that encourages people to get outside and beat the blahs of the pandemic.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Monmouth committee discussing future of former schools gets derailed by ‘Zoombombing’
At least two people joined a meeting of the town’s School Reuse Committee, saying suggestive remarks and screaming, resulting in the meeting going offline briefly.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMA prison education partnership to expand after receiving a nearly million-dollar grant
The grant will help hire a new director, expand the humanities classes offered and allow UMA to purchase new technology for the program.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Ripley man facing drug charge after traffic stop in St. Albans
Bernie W. Buker, 46, of Ripley faces an unlawful possession of scheduled drugs charge following a traffic stop on Thursday.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Vassalboro Select Board approves revised marijuana business ordinance
The ordinance will go before the town at the June 7 town meeting.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Religion and Values
Religious leaders in central Maine split on Mills’ house of worship order
Under the governor’s order, houses of worship may now accommodate five people per 1,000 square feet of space, or up to 50 people, whichever is greater.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Fayette officials unveil draft of town’s updated comprehensive plan
The plan still has to be vetted by the state and approved by voters at the Town Meeting, which was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Pennsylvania man dies from apparent heart attack while snowmobiling on Pleasant Pond
Mark Schaub, 62, was riding a snowmobile with his wife on the pond in the Somerset County town of Caratunk when he apparently suffered a cardiac issue and fell off the snowmobile.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Monmouth’s Henry L. Cottrell School to be sold for $550,000 to New Hampshire nonprofit
Becket, a nonprofit that provides mental health and educational services, is likely to finalize the purchase of the building at 169 Academy Road in March.