Central Maine farmers are finding new customers and demand, while wondering what impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on the industry in the future.
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Norridgewock man summonsed on charge of manslaughter in fatal crash
David Obert, 51, was summonsed on a charge of manslaughter seven months after he was involved in a car crash that killed Joyce Gipson, 85, and her husband, Keith Blackwell, 80.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Coronavirus outbreak brings new reality of living in fear
While journalists may be fearful during times like this, it’s the first responders who really are on the front lines and facing the greatest danger, columnist Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
University of Maine, MOFGA search for workers to help dairy farmers during pandemic
‘If those people get sick, someone needs to step in to take over the operations,’ said Richard Kersbergen, extension professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. ‘Dairy farming doesn’t just stop.’
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Canaan woman, after escaping life of sexual trafficking, is raising awareness in rural Maine
Maegan Bell is recounting her ordeals in New York City, where she became a victim of trafficking and near-deadly abuse, and advocating for victims at schools and at community events.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Kennebec, Somerset counties reduce inmate populations to keep coronavirus out of jails
Kennebec County has been working with the district attorney’s office to identify inmates with 30 days or fewer left on their sentences to be released early.
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Madison’s People Who Care Food Cupboard offering food on the weekend
The cupboard has had to cut down the number of volunteers who can work at any one time and has shaved its operating hours to a Wednesday distribution as well as the new weekend service.
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Kennebec and Somerset counties District Attorney office employee recovers from virus
Maeghan Maloney announced that her office is waiving fees for deferred dispositions and seeking approval for bench trials as they await results of tests on two other employees.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Some raise concern that Augusta schools not doing enough to educate in pandemic
Online learning a challenge because not all students, families have devices or internet connections.
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Massachusetts man says on radio he’s positive for coronavirus, quarantined in Somerset County
The Maine Center for Disease Control says the man’s case wouldn’t be counted for Somerset County, which remained at zero confirmed cases as of Thursday, because federal rules go by a person’s primary residence.