David Deas spoke to and performed for more than 100 people who turned out Monday for the 34th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast at Spectrum Generation Muskie Center.
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Central Maine Pyrotechnics honored as KVCOC’s Large Business of the Year
Steve Marson credits his employees for the success of his company and for his ability to support programs and events throughout Kennebec County.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast in Winthrop aims to eliminate stigma of drug use
Dozens attended Monday’s event at St. Francis Xavier Church where several people talked about their personal struggles with substance abuse.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Times Record
Officials keep close watch on Augusta ice jam on Kennebec River
An ice jam impeding the flow of the Kennebec River in Augusta caused the water level to rise Sunday to just shy of flood stage.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council to consider selling fire station tower leases
A California company wants to buy two leases the city has with Verizon and T-Mobile for space on the city’s communication tower atop the fire station for 25 years for $420,000.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
New Hampshire man dies after snowmobile breaks through ice on Moosehead Lake
Steven K. Allard, 56, of South Hampton, New Hampshire, was declared dead at the Greenville hospital after his snowmobile fell through the ice.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Gordon honored with KVCOC Lifetime Achievement Award
Rob Gordon, the former executive director of the United Way of Kennebec Valley, says he has learned a lot about generosity and thoughtfulness from the people with whom he has worked for more than three decades.
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Sappi Somerset Mill in Skowhegan receives new food safety certification
The certification means the company meets a Food Safety Management Standard that applies to all products produced at the paper mill after its rebuild of its Paper Machine 1.
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Lawsuit alleges Fairfield auctioneer James D. Julia breached contract
James D. Julia, a former Fairfield auction house owner, denies allegations from a Pennsylvania company that bought his business for $7.2 million that Julia breached the contract by referring business to his sister’s auction company in violation of the agreement.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Political opposites converse at Make Shift Coffee House in Hallowell
Attendees identified access climate change and inequality as some of the most important issues affecting the country right now.