Ed DuGay, a governmental affairs consultant and former Democratic state legislator, plans to open Hallowell 4Twenty at 31 Water St. before July 4.
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Hallowell officials discuss Police Department’s use of restraint, consider training for staff
Officials say nothing appears to be “amiss” with how Hallowell police officers perform their jobs. The scrutiny and training are “preemptive.”
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Hallowell officials move forward with $6.4 million expenditure budget
City officials spoke with officials from Kennebec County concerning its largest budget increase in a decade, which is contributing to an increasing municipal expenditure budget.
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Hall-Dale High School graduates 73 at six small ceremonies
Class President Brooke McKechnie, the speaker at the second of six ceremonies, urged her classmates to work hard in her address Saturday.
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Virus a big boom for consumer fireworks sales, big bust for commercial display companies
Central Maine Pyrotechnics sees revenue loss as municipalities cancel or postpone Fourth of July fireworks shows.
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As officials wait for state revenue data, Hallowell’s budget could come later than expected
City Councilor Kate Dufour said Wednesday that imprecise revenue predictions could leave the city “in trouble” if it moves too quickly on the budget.
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Farmingdale’s Hall-Dale High School graduation to feature short ceremonies, parade
The Hallowell City Council approved a parade of cars full of graduating students to come down Water Street around 8 p.m. Saturday, June 6.
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Central Maine towns begin planning in-person Town Meetings while awaiting guidance from the state
Towns are grappling with the possibility of more than 50 people attending meetings, which violates gathering restrictions currently in place by an order of the governor’s office.
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Bowdoin College graduate runs home — more than 50 kilometers — to Hallowell
Anne McKee, with no in-person graduation ceremony to attend, instead marked her college graduation by running more than 50 kilometers from Bowdoin College in Brunswick to her family’s Hallowell home.
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Central Maine restaurants report varied business during first week open
Some Augusta and Gardiner restaurant owners are happy with their level of patrons, while one Hallowell business is wondering where diners are.