The planning board approved solar farm projects Tuesday for 449 Augusta Road and another at 357 Middlesex Road, the first approved projects since townspeople adopted new rules to regualte them in July.
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Maine CDC head recommends flu shot, increased vigilance as winter approaches
During a web panel with Mid Coast Hospital CEO Lois Skilling, Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, discussed coronavirus, his concerns surrounding cold and flu season, and the push for a vaccine.
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It’s free! All Maine K-12 students are eligible for free meals through December
Chrissy Michaud, food service director for Regional School Unit 2, said not enough families take advantage of this program and central Maine districts encourage parents to sign up.
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Desert of Maine offering hands-on homeschool program around history, science of the site
Marketed as a tourist attraction for nearly 100 years, Mela Heestand, who bought the property with her husband Doug Heestand in December 2018, is hoping to showcase instead the wide educational opportunities in the “desert.”
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Two Bridges turns away York County inmates due to coronavirus outbreak
Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset boards inmates when there are beds available and hadn’t turned inmates away during the pandemic prior to a recent from York County Jail to board some of its female prisoners.
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10th worker at BIW tests positive for coronavirus
In total, seven BIW employees and three vendors have tested positive for coronavirus since March, according to BIW spokesman David Hench.
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Harpswell Coastal Academy closes temporarily due to positive coronavirus case
Harpswell Coastal Academy students will pivot to distance learning through Friday, Sept. 25, according to Scott Barksdale, dean of students.
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Rabid fox attacks elderly Phippsburg man
In the third such attack in Phippsburg this year, an 82-year-old man was bitten before the animal could be killed.
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Racing duo charts marathon course in Brunswick for good cause Saturday
Rusty Wilkins of Topsham may be confined to a wheelchair, but the 23 year old has competed in races and marathons for 6 years now with his cousin, James Anderson, who pushes Wilkins in a special wheelchair.