Experts say young players, including Jacoby Grotton, 15, have helped revive interest in chess, with many learning to play from websites or apps.
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Northern Light food service, housekeeping jobs to transfer to another company
About 500 positions in food service and housekeeping at Northern Light acute care facilities, including Inland Hospital and Lakewood Continuing Care in Waterville, will be taken over by Compass One starting in January, according to a Northern Light official.
Feds successful in taking Cornville home investigated for illegal marijuana grow
A home in Corinna that housed another suspected illegal growing operation was also ordered by a judge to be taken by federal authorities earlier this month.
Week In Photos Oct. 11-18, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Winthrop Utilities District customers could soon see 18.4% sewer rate increase
The rate increase, which would be spread out over two years, is intended to cover a sewer project that came in well over its initial estimate.
Winthrop interim superintendent addresses frozen budget at first public forum
Superintendent Becky Foley wants to host several forums through the year to address concerns, questions and input the community may have for Winthrop Public Schools.
Reporting Aside: The season of change
The onset of autumn brings opportunity to enjoy the sounds and scents of seasonal change, and to exercise our right to vote in what may be the most consequential presidential election of our lifetimes, Amy Calder writes.
High-speed fiber internet service reaches Bingham, The Forks area
Fidium Fiber is now available to about 1,600 homes and businesses in the rural area, as a result of state funding and collaboration among other agencies.
After decade of absence, budget committee to return in Readfield-area school district
After members of the public suggested reestablishing a budget committee, Superintendent Jay Charette of Regional School Unit 38 said the committee will return to involve more people in deciding spending on education.
Augusta ponders how to spend remaining federal funding
With about $250,000 in American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, funding still to be allocated before the end of the year, city officials are considering whether to use the money to extend downtown police patrols, fix the Civic Center or help public schools narrow a $1.6 million budget gap.