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School budget challenges this year are a ‘perfect storm,’ as taxpayers see costs increase
As COVID-era relief funds expire, and costs on everything increase, schools are facing tough choices.
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Kennebec River flooding in Hallowell, Augusta, Skowhegan, Gardiner
Rain-swollen river overflows banks, again.
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Hallowell studio plans Earth Day collaborative water dance performance
The River Studio’s intergenerational dance group, The Spiral Dance Collective, will offer a free collaborative performance, the sixth bi-annual National Water Dance.
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Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Elm City Bridge Club team of Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop finished first at Elm City Duplicate Bridge on April 2 in Waterville, followed by Su Morrison and Gabrielle Rice. The club would welcome additional players. Duplicate bridge session games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 […]
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Scouts from Hallowell Troop 647 earn Eagle Scout rank
The two last Scouts of Hallowell Troop 647, Zacharie Claude and Ryan Glidden, were presented with the Eagle Scout rank during a ceremony at the Captain Frank E. Goodrich American Legion Post #6 on Friday, May 24, evening marking the capstone of their Scouting journey and the final chapter of Troop 647. Both are seniors […]
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Indictments handed up in Readfield, Clinton home arson cases
Joseph E. McLaughlin of Readfield and Jamie M. Perry of Waterville were both indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury this month.
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New affordable rental housing coming to Waterville and Hallowell as Maine makes strides to ease housing shortage
Gov. Janet Mills joined local officials Tuesday at a housing summit hosted by the Greater Portland Council of Governments focused on finding solutions to build more housing to ease the market and improve the workforce shortage.
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Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Gabrielle Rice and Suzon Morrison finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the March 19 duplicate bridge session. Maureen Brochu and Jessie Gunther came in second, with Dick Quinlan and Natasha Rosenbaum placed third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial […]
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Quarry Tap Room, home of Central Maine Idol, to host ‘American Idol’ viewing party for last year’s winner
Julia Gagnon, who won the Hallowell-based singing competition last summer, will appear on the next episode of the national TV show, which airs Sunday at 8 p.m.