Central Maine tasting rooms figuring out what’s next, including a commitment to outdoor service during winter months.
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Waterville Area Soup Kitchen to give out free lunches at four locations
The meals “to-go” program will start Nov. 16 at the North End Playground, Head of Falls, Veterans Park and Green Street Park and continue every Monday and Wednesday during the winter months.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Additional probable positive case of COVID-19 in Skowhegan-area school district
Friday morning, Superintendent Jon Moody said an additional probable positive case of COVID-19 had been identified within the school district, and the CDC announced in its daily briefing this afternoon that an outbreak had occurred at a business in Pittsfield.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta councilors approve tax break for 250-unit housing development
A Massachusetts-based developer plans to target medical workers from the nearby MaineGeneral Medical Center with efficiency and one-bedroom market rate apartments off Civic Center Drive.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville city manager search process continues, with selection date pushed back
Seventy people applied for the Waterville city manager’s position and the number has been whittled down to six, according to City Manager Michael Roy.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Students welcome, thrive at new charter school in Unity
The Ecology Learning Center, in its first year, emphasizes sustainability and hands-on, environmentally based, outdoor learning.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan-area school district educator awarded Somerset County Teacher of the Year award
Jen France was awarded the Somerset County Teacher of the Year award at Thursday’s Maine School Administrative District 54 board of directors meeting.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
COVID-19 cases in Kennebec County spike after three outbreaks reported
In the last five days, the number of reported COVID-19 cases in Kennebec County has nearly doubled, from 66 on Oct. 31 to 127, echoing the growth in the number of cases identified across Maine.
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Did central Maine communities flip in this year’s presidential election?
The overwhelming answer is no. Here is how central Maine voted in 2016 and 2020.
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New Winslow Police Chief Len Macdaid focuses on community
Macdaid has pursued his career in law enforcement in Lewiston, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, Clinton and Newport before he landed in Winslow on Oct. 13.