The Rev. Patrick Finn called the cloth confessional in the parking lot of St. John the Baptist Church in Winslow strange, but said that “God is still at work even in the midst of this crazy situation in the world.”
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Donors looking to support Hallowell’s bar and restaurant workers through coronavirus closures
More than $6,000 has been raised for the city’s restaurant workers, while another fundraiser is in the works for the town’s musicians.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Horse dies after falling in old well in Harmony
A horse stepped on a cesspool cover off Brown Road in Harmony Tuesday and went into about 8 feet of water but died before it could be rescued.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Times Record
Frosty’s permanently closes Gardiner, Freeport locations
Company owners Nels and Shelby Omdal say they are making this move now to preserve their company in the long run.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council votes to suspend plastic bag ordinance
Councilors also got an update from City Manager Michael Roy about how the coronavirus situation is likely to affect the proposed 2020-21 municipal budget.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan police investigate catalytic converter thefts
Chief Chief David Bucknam asks businesses to check their company vehicles often and to park their automobiles in well-lighted areas.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Behr retires after 25 years with Augusta Police Department
Christian Behr, 52, said he is joining the Kennebec County District Attorney’s Office as a domestic violence investigator.
Posted inMaine
MaineGeneral announces first coronavirus-related death at Augusta hospital
Meanwhile, of 4,500 employees in the MaineGeneral Health system, about 140 are expected to be working from home, once software is set up for them to do so.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Former Richmond police chief appointed in Hallowell
Scott MacMaster, 46, of Richmond, was appointed by a 6-1 vote following a two-and-a-half hour executive session.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Times Record
New Balance to start producing face masks to help prevent spread of coronavirus
A representative for the company said that while information about production at central Maine locations is not yet available, the goal is to have all New England factories producing personal protective equipment once a prototype is made.