With the coronavirus pandemic reducing the amount of time students are spending in school, nearly half as many meals are being served, resulting in revenue loss.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
‘Thank God for those fire departments’: Some, but not all, costly wood kilns destroyed in Harmony fire
The kilns were part of Thomas Firewood, a Ripley-based business owned by Derek Thomas. Thomas’ father, Doug Thomas, a former state senator and representative, owned the company until selling it to his son a year ago.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner gives initial approval to cannabis testing lab
The Massachusetts-based MCR Labs must also secure state approvals from the Office of Marijuana Policy and the Center for Disease Control as well as a business license from the Gardiner City Council.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
After destructive fire, business moving forward at longtime Skowhegan auto garage
No one was injured in the Feb. 1 blaze that caused extensive damage to Folsoms Auto Sales, Service & Salvage.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Hallowell short-term rental ordinance passes despite objection from Airbnb owners
A third reading made an ordinance change official that has short-term rental owners worried that they might have to put sprinklers in their rentals, but existing operations can continue without installing them.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Fairfield junior high goes remote; Unity-based district reports case of COVID-19
New cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Maine School Administrative District 49 and Regional School Unit 3.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Woman sought in 2020 Winthrop killing arrested Monday after Waterville traffic stop
Waterville police stopped a car Monday on Cool Street at the request of state police, who took into custody and arrested Kierra Francis, 28, of the Bronx in New York City, and charged her with the felony murder of Joshua Martin, 30, also of New York.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Hallowell-area teachers’ union responds to superintendent’s COVID-19 claim
The Kennebec-Intra District School Education Association said in a statement it has “lost patience” with Regional School Unit 2 Superintendent Tonya Arnold.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Candlelight vigil, first-responders commemorates 1-year anniversary of Clinton crash that killed 3 youths
Family and friends gathered Tuesday to remember Tommy Porfirio, 15, and Emily and Ashlin Baker, ages 14 and 12, during a memorial service.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Painting of 19th century Hallowell cityscape sells for $201,600 at Sotheby’s auction
The piece, painted around 1860, was bought by Connecticut-based American folk art dealer David Schorsch, who said it will become inventory at his business.