John Bellino, who started as Clinton’s town manager in September, has settled in to the new role and hopes to address several challenges in the coming year, including repairs to roads in town and efforts to build a new fire station.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: She fled Ukraine with only her cat and now just wants a work permit for Christmas
An English teacher and editor, Kristina Kovynieva, 29, fled her Ukraine home when the Russians attacked, eventually winding up at an Oakland home where she is acclimating to life in the U.S. with a host family, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Full bellies, full hearts at the 33rd annual Thanksgiving meal at Messalonskee High School
One of the event’s organizers, Mike Perkins, said in its 33rd year, the dinner operates like a “well-oiled machine,” serving eat-in and to-go meals to more than 1,000 community members.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Scottish Rite Masons bring back Thanksgiving dinner after two-year hiatus
Dozens of people stopped by for the Thanksgiving dinner put on by the Scottish Rite Masons of Augusta Valley at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley on Thursday, and nearly 70 meals were delivered as the holiday tradition returns after a two-year hiatus.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Winter holiday celebrations debut Friday in central Maine
Starting Friday, central Maine’s winter holiday season gets underway, bringing lights, parades, gingerbread and Santa.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Photos: Cultures come together for annual preparations at Mercer turkey farm
Greaney’s Turkey Farm in Mercer has been busy this Thanksgiving week for its annual slaughter of some 2,000 turkeys raised plus another 1,000 birds slaughtered for backyard farmers this season. Cultures have come together for the annual preparations, as members of the local Amish community have become a steady and reliable work force in the agriculture market there. All photos by Morning Sentinel staff photographer Michael G. Seamans.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Winthrop students win $1,000 for school after logging 187,000 minutes of outside time
Winthrop Middle School received the $1,000 prize for coming in the top three across the state in the Teens to Trails Life Happens Outside Challenge.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
First-ever Blessings Dinner in Augusta aims to celebrate food, cultures from around the world
The Thanksgiving meal was hosted by the Augusta Adult and Community Education for students enrolled in the English Language Learner program.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Chipotle denies union-busting in Augusta in answer to federal labor board complaint
The company told the National Labor Relations Board it closed the Augusta restaurant because it was failing, not to prevent a union from forming.
Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Fairfield Town Council appoints MacDonald to fill council vacancy
Lawrence MacDonald was a candidate earlier this month for one of two seats on the council and did not win, but councilors said last week they appreciated his investment in the race and thought he would bring a fresh perspective to the group.