Firefighters from Hallowell Fire Department pushed in the new Engine 4 during a May 6 ceremony. The vehicle replaces a 36-year-old engine. Check out other upcoming area events!
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Gaslight Theater plans auditions for ‘The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon’
The Gaslight Theater is scheduled to hold auditions for Don Zolidis’ “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, May 21 and 22, at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium, 1 Winthrop St. The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride, as two narrators and several […]
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Hallowell man arrested after allegedly stealing antique gramophone, coins
Court records say Jedediah Wasilewski, 44, was arrested after police linked him to several burglaries reported in Hallowell and Farmingdale.
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Manchester brush fire draws ground, air attack across 4 acres of woodland
Firefighters from five area departments, with help from a Maine Forest Service helicopter, spent about five hours Monday putting out a brush fire on the wooded east side of Manchester.
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Bridge clubs list recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Finishing first at the Elm City Bridge Club event held May 2 in Waterville were Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop. In a tie for second were the teams of Dick Quinlan and Wilma Pouliot, and Natasha Rosenbaum and Jessie Gunther. Games are played at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Cleanup, damage assessment begin throughout central Maine after river flooding
Property and business owners were beginning to take stock Wednesday of the damage left behind as flood waters receded along the Kennebec River across the region after a storm dumped 3 to 6 inches of rain over a 24-hour period.
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Photos: Widespread flooding across central Maine
Here’s some of flooding that’s ongoing across the region due to Sunday’s storm. According to the National Weather Service, Hallowell was one of the hardest hit towns.
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Widespread flooding strikes central Maine following heavy rainfall
Some of the most severe flooding Tuesday occurred in Hallowell as the Kennebec River pushed over its banks and affected several businesses.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Weekend storm brings power outages and flooding to central Maine
Across central Maine, where rainfall totals reached 5 inches in some areas from the strong weekend storm, high water levels in the Kennebec River watershed brought flood warnings and washed out roads, along with downed trees and power outages.
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Area age-friendly committees to hold transportation forum May 5
The Age-Friendly Committees from Augusta, Chelsea and Hallowell, plan to reconvene a regional transportation forum from 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, May 5, at the Cohen Community Center, 22 Town Farm Road in Hallowell. The forum will provide an opportunity for discussion. A similar gathering in 2019 launched an effort to address the challenging issue, […]