The Waterville Charter Commission voted 6-4 to include language in the city charter, saying the diversity of the community should be considered when making appointments, but it was not enough to make the final list for consideration.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Downtown Waterville businesses awarded grants to upgrade building facades
Work on the ten businesses along Main, Silver and Water streets is set to begin this spring and fall.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
St. John in Winslow, St. Michael in Augusta to continue distance learning until year end
The decision for Catholic schools governed by the Archdiocese of Portland to continue distance learning to the end of the year comes one week after Maine Education Commissioner Pender Maki’s recommendation.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Central Maine ingenuity helping meet the need for face shields
Central Maine educators and business owner are among the people who are putting their skills to work in order to provide protective gear for those coming in contact with coronavirus.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Generator stolen from Aunt Gin’s restaurant in Whitefield
Co-owner Wyatt Shorey said the generator was stolen from the eatery after its Easter Sunday dinner service.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec River flooding only minor in Augusta, Hallowell
Water levels exceeded the minor flood stage by less than a foot on Tuesday afternoon.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell man capsizes after taking kayak out on flood level Kennebec River
Fire crews spent more than an hour searching for 57-year-old Clyde Penney after his kayak was spotted in the river without him in it.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan hospital closes rehab unit after ‘small cluster’ tests positive for COVID-19
The chief nursing officer at the Redington-Fairview General Hospital confirmed that the unit has been closed while staff who may have been exposed to the virus self-quarantine and the facility is cleaned.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Times Record
Fire destroys barn, kills animals at North Monmouth farm
A representative from Cider Hollow Farm posted that more than a dozen animals were killed when a barn burned down on Monday night.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Kennebec Water District to replace mains in downtown Waterville
The project, which is set to begin on April 20, will replace the existing water mains in the downtown area that were installed in 1905 or earlier.