Jennifer McGee has earned praise from her colleagues and others for what she has accomplished, but she still pushes herself to live up to her goal of making her school a happy place where students want to return every day.
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Oakland’s FirstPark finishes 2020 strong with $1.9 million sale
After paying off bond debt in November, the park sold a 20,000-square-foot property to Tom and Debrah Yale for $1.9 million.
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Posted inBusiness, Morning Sentinel
43 Main St. in Oakland buzzing with Buddies Groceries, Oakland Pharmacy
Shane and Bud Savage purchased Buddies Groceries in September and moved Oakland Pharmacy into a new addition connected to the market that opened Dec. 14.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Father-daughter team builds 6-foot snowman in Oakland
Emma and her father built their snowman just ahead of a predicted cold snap — perfect for preserving a newly built snowman.
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The Ice Cream Shoppe expanding into Oakland
Located at 902 Kennedy Memorial Drive, near Waterville County Club, the shop will add to the Gardner family’s other locations in Farmington, Randolph and Skowhegan. It is expected to open in May 2021.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Maine Environmental Education Association distributes $100K to schools statewide
Teachers at Hall-Dale Elementary, Messalonskee High, Madison Elementary, Messalonskee Middle, Monmouth Memorial, Skowhegan Area High, Windsor Elementary schools, and the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences won grants.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Musical family takes Oakland-based RSU 18 chorus international
Choral directors Kevin and Pam Rhein are working with their daughter and son-in-law on a choral collaboration with the Marymount International School in Rome, Italy.
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Fairfield, Oakland, Waterville, Winslow forming mutual aid agreement for public works
Public works directors will present to their town governments the basics of collaboration that will go into effect if any town’s crew gets hit by COVID-19.
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Oakland area superintendent says nearly all schools have students and staff in quarantine
“We have students and staff in most buildings that are quarantining,” Regional School Unit 18 Superintendent Carl Gartley said.
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Annual Messalonskee Thanksgiving dinner served through pickup, delivery due to COVID-19
Beginning at 11 a.m., people in cars lined up outside the high school to receive hot meals that included roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables and dessert.