One of the event’s organizers, Mike Perkins, said in its 33rd year, the dinner operates like a “well-oiled machine,” serving eat-in and to-go meals to more than 1,000 community members.
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Scout leaders attend outdoor training in Belgrade
BELGRADE — Scout Leaders completed training courses during the weekend of Oct. 22 at Camp Bomazeen. Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation Training and the Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills were the two courses offered. BALOO provides basic instruction for any Cub Scout adult leader or parent who will go on Cub Scout Den or Pack […]
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From free meals to fun runs, our 2022 roundup of central Maine Thanksgiving events
Events are scheduled this week across Kennebec and Somerset counties.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Deputy: Oakland boy, 16, dies in Belgrade ATV crash
The boy, who was not wearing a helmet, failed to negotiate a turn from Manchester Road onto Wings Mills Road, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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In the Marines, he said, he learned to listen
Chris Duffy has coached youth football for almost a decade, and credits his time in the service with teaching him a lot about patience and discipline.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Matthew Boucher wins Kennebec County register of deeds race
Mathew Boucher, a small business owner and graphic artist, will assume full-time duties at the register of deeds office in January after defeating incumbent register Diane Wilson, who has worked in the deeds office for 25 years.
Posted inElection 2022, Elections, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Women’s rights, inflation, the economy among the issues drawing Waterville-area voters to polls
Voter turnout appeared to be strong Tuesday at polling sites in Oakland, Skowhegan, Waterville and elsewhere.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Oakland students use Halloween as opportunity to donate food, lots of it, to pantries
Around 450 students at Messalonskee Middle School walked Monday to the Oakland-Sidney United Methodist Church with some much-needed donations.
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A sweet family affair in Oakland as candy shop turns 5
An owner of a ‘hole-in-the-wall’ store reflects on five years in business, much of it during the COVID-19 pandemic, after moving from a downtown location to a storefront on Kennedy Memorial Drive.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, News
Two candidates vie to become Kennebec County register of deeds
Incumbent Democrat C. Diane Wilson and Republican Matthew Boucher are running for register of deeds, which oversees maintaining and preserving the documents recorded at the registry, including mortgages, deeds and plans.