Mascot selection, economic development, and a rural town’s first full-time firefighters were also among the top stories in the Madison, Norridgewock and Skowhegan areas of Somerset County.
cmnews
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Central Maine entertainment venues look to 2021 with caution, optimism
With 10 months experience weathering the coronavirus pandemic, the directors of Johnson Hall in Gardiner and the Theater at Monmouth are weighing the possibilities of survival in a world rocked by COVID-19.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville had a busy 2020, with new construction, a mayoral election and a pandemic
The City Council also is expected to consider hiring a new city manager Tuesday to replace Michael Roy, who is retiring and plans to leave at the end of January.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Sidney couple welcomes Augusta Hospital’s first baby of 2021 at 12:54 a.m.
Vanessa and Josh Tillson said Rowan Tillson was born at MaineGeneral after about an hour of labor early Friday morning.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Planning Board to eye final plan for police firing range
The board on Monday also will consider final plans for a proposed 60-unit expansion of Countryside Mobile Home Park on West River Road.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Get vaccinated? No question.
Amy Calder urges even those who do not believe a COVID-19 vaccination will save their own lives to take it for those who do.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta Elks Lodge hosts its annual New Year’s brunch
While the pandemic shut down large formal celebrations for the new year, officials at the Augusta Elks Lodge felt its members needed somewhere to go.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Kennebec Land Trust acquires 55-acre Weston Woods in East Winthrop
The acquisition means that the trust has conserved a total of 6,900 acres in the region around the Kennebec River.
Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Augusta Fire Department starts COVID-19 vaccinations for local public safety workers
The Augusta Fire Department and Waterville-based Delta Ambulance have started to administer COVID-19 vaccine to public safety workers throughout Kennebec County.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Fire damages former Waterville United Way office, future audiology site
A fire early Thursday at the former United Way of Mid-Maine office at 105 Kennedy Memorial Drive started by spontaneous combustion from rags containing oil-based stain used as part of renovation work.