The pandemic is driving food insecurity in central Maine, according to officials at Alfond Youth and Community Center. “There is definitely a need for this, I mean, we saw that during Thanksgiving,” said Sawyer Boulette, wellness director.
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Waterville Rotary Club announces Dine Around Town Raffle winners, more
The first Rotary Club of Waterville Dine Around Town Raffle was held recently. The goal of the program was to support local restaurants in these challenging times and ultimately, to provide funds to purchase books for the Kennebec Valley Community Action Community Days program, generally held in June. By any measure, both of those goals […]
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Waterville Rotary Auction benefits Educare Central Maine Lab School, Learning Hub
The 57th annual Waterville Rotary Auction with hundreds of gifts, services and discount items was held in late November as a part of the Waterville Rotary Club’s commitment to support of area programs and initiatives highlighting childhood literacy. This year, Rotary Club of Waterville identified Educare Central Maine’s Lab School and Learning Hub as the […]
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Colby, Unity colleges provide freezer storage to Maine CDC for Pfizer vaccine
The two institutions are among several that have offered assistance to Maine CDC, loaning freezers to that state that can store 10,000 or more doses of the vaccine.
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Amy Calder: Pursuing deferred dreams
A Waterville mother who had dropped out of school at 14 decided to enroll in adult education this year after struggling to help her two young daughters learn from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Tail end of East Coast snowstorm spreads light snow over central Maine
The Augusta, Waterville and Skowhegan areas appeared to have missed the brunt of the storm as only a few inches of snow fell and no serious accidents were reported by mid-afternoon.
Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
MaineGeneral medical doctor describes vaccination as quick, painless
Arun Ranganath, who specializes in critical care medicine and pulmonology at Alfond Center for Health in Augusta, was vaccinated Wednesday and recommends people not be afraid of taking it.
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Mother of Ayla Reynolds still seeking answers 9 years after child’s disappearance from Waterville home
Trista Reynolds, the mother of the 20-month-old toddler who was reported missing by her father, says that the anniversary of her disappearance gets harder every year.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council approves $282,809 contract for downtown project overseer
Councilors Tuesday also approved rules for short-term residential rentals, reduced the minimum lot size for keeping chickens and appointed Uria Pelletier to the Planning Board.
Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
MaineGeneral gets 775 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine arrived Tuesday at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta. The hospital will begin distributing doses Wednesday.