Food banks in Augusta, Gardiner and Hallowell are struggling to get diverse products, but are keeping up with increased need during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville Senior High School graduation will go on, with ingenuity
Central Maine Motors Auto Group owners Chris and Linanne Gaunce are working with school officials to help plan an in-person graduation that is both creative and safe during the pandemic.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area school district considers adding social worker, instructional coaches
Even with the addition of these three positions, three of the four towns in the district will see their SAD 11 assessments drop, and Pittston’s will increase by a fraction of a percent.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Suspect in Canaan, Pittsfield motorcycle chase turns himself in to police
Clarence I. Rider, the suspect in a high-speed motorcycle chase on Sunday, turned himself into Pittsfield police, Somerset County Chief Deputy Mike Mitchell said on Wednesday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Central Maine robotics team donating hundreds of face shields to health care workers
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center of Disease Control, said Monday that 1,200 of the masks 3D printed by Delta Prime Robotics have entered the state’s supply.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
More than 200 tested for COVID-19 at Skowhegan nursing home after patient tests positive
Patients and staff members are tested for coronavirus Wednesday after a patient tested positive; it is not yet known how the patient got the virus.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
New state boat launch, accessible family fishing area approved for Togus Pond in Augusta
In a Zoom meeting Tuesday, numerous Togus Pond property owners objected to the project due to the potential for increased boat traffic and milfoil from launch users.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Payne to resign from Waterville school board, but will remain on charter commission
Julian Payne, a member of both the Waterville Board of Education and Waterville Charter Commission, has bought a home in Cornville and plans to resign from the school board in two weeks but stay on the Charter Commission.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Cedar Ridge Center in Skowhegan has first confirmed COVID-19 case
A spokesperson for the facility confirmed Tuesday that a patient has tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Times Record
Children’s Discovery Museum to close Augusta location, focus on Waterville
The museum, which offers exhibits and activities to ignite the curiosity of children and celebrate learning through play, plans to buy the First Congregational United Church of Christ at 7 Eustis Parkway in Waterville.