A public hearing Sept. 28 will look at several options for a new span over the Kennebec, with one leading contender costing $25.5 million and a second one estimated at more than double that amount.
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Officials looking to replace, rather than repair, Hilton Bridge in Skowhegan, Canaan
Skowhegan officials said Tuesday that the best option is to keep the bridge closed until the two towns can come up with a plan to remove and replace the bridge, which was built in 1923.
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Officials preparing to close on $85 million bond to begin construction at former Madison mill
Belfast-based GO Lab plans to produce three types of wood fiber insulation and create 120 jobs when its manufacturing operation is up and running.
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Madison schools abruptly go remote amid COVID-19 outbreaks in Somerset County
Madison-based Maine School Administrative District 59, which was not requiring its students or staff to wear masks inside school buildings, is now offering remote learning to its 560 students.
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Skowhegan-area automobile dealerships host free COVID-19 vaccination clinic
The Hight Family of Dealerships has teamed up with Redington-Fairview General Hospital to provide a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday as part of the effort to vaccinate more Somerset County residents.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Will a Prohibition-era law become history in Norridgewock? Voters to decide in November
Voters to weigh in on the town’s blue laws at special town meeting in November.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Large central Maine employers largely muted in wake of federal vaccine rule
Few businesses responded Friday when asked how they plan to comply with President Biden’s vaccine mandate that was announced a day earlier.
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One dead after collision on Route 2 in Norridgewock
Another person was seriously injured in the wreck Friday morning involving a passenger car and a utility truck.
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Somerset County vaccination rate continues to lag as COVID-19 cases surge statewide
Somerset has 58% of its eligible population fully vaccinated, the lowest percentage in the state.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Initiative pays Kennebec, Somerset schools to start outdoor clubs
Teens to Trails partners with Maine Department of Education to encourage group outdoor activities.