With fewer coronavirus cases in Maine, it’s easy for us to feel complacent about maintaining safety measures, writes Liz Soares.
Rob Montana
Rob Montana is the city editor for the Kennebec Journal. At the KJ since August 2018, he has worked in local media for 19 years. Starting as a sports writer for a daily paper in upstate New York, Rob also served as news reporter and weekend editor, before becoming managing editor of two weekly newspapers, also in upstate New York. He also has worked in a variety of on-air and production roles in local radio. Prior to coming to the Kennebec Journal, Rob served as managing editor for The Times Record in Brunswick.
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Monmouth checking residency at its town beach, as other communities use honor system
Some central Maine towns continue to be resident-only beaches, but enforcement tends to be on the honor system and none plan similar measures to reduce the number of people this summer.
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Winthrop High School bringing a drive-in to graduation
The high school opted to use outdoor screens to broadcast the ceremony outside, so all graduates could gather in one place — in a socially distant way — to celebrate the milestone.
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Maranacook Community High School marks graduation with weekend of ceremonies
The Readfield-based Regional School Unit 38 school district will send off its seniors with 10 ceremonies spread over Saturday and Sunday, allowing the graduates to have in-person celebrations to close out their high school careers.
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Dana Wilde: Turn, turn, turn
Every kind of suffering and joy seems upon us here in early summer, writes Dana Wilde.
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Mother, son injured when car collides with tractor-trailer in Vassalboro
Sheriff’s deputies say a preliminary investigation indicates the truck tried to avoid the car, which might have crossed the centerline.
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Monmouth Academy’s seniors will march together at graduation Sunday
While they will be socially distanced, all 45 graduating students will be honored at one ceremony on their school campus while their families watch from cars.
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Monmouth home a total loss after Wednesday morning fire
No injuries were reported in the fire, which was called in about 7:15 a.m., but “a couple of” pets died in the blaze.
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Liz Soares: Learning to embrace the coronavirus slowdown
While my life has slowed down, my thoughts haven’t. I need to keep them where my body is at any given moment, instead of galloping ahead to the unpredictable future, writes Liz Soares.
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Winthrop narrowly adopts municipal budget that boosts spending
In a 4-3 vote, the Town Council approves municipal spending plan and a 2.37% increase to the property tax rate.