The organization — Give IT. Get IT. — collects computers, electronics from businesses, recycles material and refurbishes machines for community agencies and others.
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Waterville priest keeps church door open for the benefit of longtime parishioners
Marie Fefa Deeb, 94, attends Mass at St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church at Appleton and Front streets, a lifelong daily devotion to spend, as she puts it, a half hour or hour with the Lord.
Central Maine towns begin planning in-person Town Meetings while awaiting guidance from the state
Towns are grappling with the possibility of more than 50 people attending meetings, which violates gathering restrictions currently in place by an order of the governor’s office.
Augusta’s Cony High School plans three-day graduation amid pandemic
Cony’s graduation will include students being awarded their diplomas in-person at the school as their families look on.
Town of Norridgewock uses TIF money to honor graduating seniors
The town’s TIF committee was unanimous in its decision to buy banners depicting each individual Norridgewock student and post them along Main Street as a show of support.
Police: Man charged with robbery after threatening Waterville store workers with knife
Mark Ryder, 45, was charged with Class A robbery after he allegedly demanded money from workers at the Irving convenience store on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville.
Skowhegan Area High School graduation set for June 20
The senior class, with 160 students from Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Smithfield and Skowhegan, will be brought into the gymnasium in groups of six.
Augusta city councilors offer concern about furlough days in budget proposal
No members of the public commented at a virtual public hearing on the city and school budget, but will have another chance, in person, next week.
Gardiner officials look to cut spending, add firefighter-paramedics
In their first debate on the proposed $6.6 million city budget, Gardiner city councilors said Wednesday night they seek to trim more than $200,000 from the spending plan, while figuring out how to add three firefighter-paramedics.
Fire damages Madison substation, cuts power to 2,500 customers
The damaged building houses a backup diesel generator that operates when demand for power is high.