Gardiner Main Street and Augusta Downtown Alliance collaborated to raise money to help out their downtown businesses struggling to stay afloat under restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Amendments to Hallowell’s emergency management ordinances seek to clarify City Council’s role
Councilor Maureen Aucoin said amendments leave too much decision-making power with the city manager and not enough with the City Council.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Augusta plans to continue educating students without grading them
The plan approved by the school board may include remote instruction on some aspects of the school curriculum, but does not involve grading — or requiring — student work.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
‘I’m in limbo,’ says Massachusetts man, 61, who continues to test positive for coronavirus while quarantined in Somerset County
Nearly a month after his initial diagnosis, a man who would only identify himself as Jeff is still in quarantine at his Somerset County lakehouse as a full recovery eludes him.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Hartland fire destroys home, leaving couple homeless
Thomas Braley and his wife had no insurance on the house at 117 Athens Road, which had no smoke detectors inside, according to Hartland fire Chief Charles Gould.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville fire department seeks funding for part-time medical director
Waterville fire Chief Shawn Esler told city councilors Tuesday that he is seeking $10,000 for a part-time medical director whose responsibilities are filled now by a physician earning $12 an hour.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s Lockwood Hotel on track for fall opening despite coronavirus pandemic
Hotel construction workers are now operating under strict safety protocols implemented by the Associated General Contractors of Maine to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus on job sites.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta to consider delaying June election due to coronavirus concerns
A delay could also extend the deadline for collecting signatures on nomination petitions, something one potential candidate told a councilor has been difficult due to social distancing restrictions.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
First responders salute health care workers at MaineGeneral in Waterville
About 70 first responders greeted health care workers at Thayer Center for Health in Waterville early Wednesday.
Posted inBusiness, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Op-Eds
Hard times get a layer of frosting at Jorgensen’s Café in Waterville
While curbside service has become the rule of survival for Waterville restaurants, the luster of a special dessert to mark a holiday such as Easter can create a special moment in the lives of people eking out a living.