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, […]
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Hallowell library to host program on Stevens School May 5
Four former employees will share their memories.
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Hallowell partners plan historical tour May 6
Vision Hallowell is partnering with the Historic Hallowell Committee and Row House, the city’s historical society, to present a tour of the city cemetery, 27 Water St., at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6, as part of Jane’s Walk. A team of Sam Webber-trained historians is leading the way. Nearly 25 years ago Webber, Hallowell’s city […]
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Hallowell-area school district returns Japanese, English teaching positions to proposed budget after community outcry
Regional School Unit 2’s proposed $34.5 million budget needed different spending cuts as a result of the changes, officials said.
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Kennebec Valley District Pinewood Derby held in Gardiner
GARDINER — Thirty-eight Cub Scouts from across the region competed in the Kennebec Valley District Pinewood Derby races, held April 1 at Christ Church on the Common. These youth had won in their respective age divisions at their local Cub Scout pack before moving on to the district races. Once there, two sets of races […]
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Hall-Dale Elementary recognized for school counseling program
HALLOWELL — Hall-Dale Elementary recently earned the Recognized ASCA Model Program designation. The RAMP designation recognizes schools committed to delivering a data-informed school counseling program in accordance with The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs, according to a news release from Deirdra Hawkes, ASCA director of programs and advocacy. The school is […]
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Gaslight Theater’s 2023 Season of Laughter continues with ‘Black Comedy’
Gaslight Theater’s “2023 Season of Laughter” continues in April and May with Peter Shaffer’s “Black Comedy,” directed by Lucille Rioux. The show will be produced at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium at 1 Winthrop St. in Hallowell over two weekends, including Sunday matinees, April 28, 29 and 30 and May 5, 6 and 7. Friday and […]
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Earth Day dance to take place along Kennebec River
To celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 22, the public can attend and/or participate in one or more outdoor dance performances on the banks of the Kennebec River. The free intergenerational dance performance of “Marigolds Downriver” by the Spiral Dance Collective involves three individual sections, each performed at a different location along the Kennebec River […]
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Old Hallowell, glass plate negatives talk set for April 22
HALLOWELL — Before film negatives and Kodachrome slides, chemists with an eye for composing a picture created historic images on glass plates. These plates allowed photographers to capture finely detailed glimpses of life, but it wasn’t easy, according to a news release from Bob McIntire with the Historic Hallowell Committee. Kevin Johnson, photo archivist at […]