Artists share ideas and inspiration with one another — and hundreds of onlookers.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Trotting Parks center hopes to go from blog to museum
Stephen Thompson, who launched the Lost Trotting Parks Heritage Center as a blog in 2009, hopes to turn it into a brick-and-mortar resource center and museum.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Groups work on solutions to invasive plants, algae blooms in Belgrade Lakes Region
Another invasive plant is spreading toward North Pond, which is already contending with harmful algae blooms.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Women stand against Texas abortion law in Belgrade, Waterville
Participants at central Maine events, and hundreds of other events across the country, demonstrate for women’s reproductive rights.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell’s Hubbard Free Library goes fine free for overdue materials
The library had already suspended late fees in March 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but has now moved to make that permanent.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville teens offered fun and games, along with chance to find work
Waterville Senior High School students play lawn games during lunch hour as part of program that’s meant to keep them busy after school while making them aware of internship and job offerings.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Augusta man indicted on charges of sexual assault, threatening with a gun
Recently handed up Kennebec County Grand Jury indictments include alleged sex assaults and threatening charges.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
In-person learning leads to enrollment increases for some central Maine school districts
Most school districts across central Maine have seen an increase in enrollment numbers this year, rebounding from fewer students participating during the first year-and-a-half of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Arts center in downtown Waterville to take shape as beams move into place
Steel beams are expected to be installed starting Monday for the $18 million Paul J. Schupf Art Center. The center will include art galleries, three cinemas, a cafe, studios and a skywalk to the Waterville Opera House.
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Gardiner resale shop to reorganize, seeks more volunteers
The United Methodist Clothes Closet needs more volunteers to carry on its work in its resale shop that’s been operating in Gardiner for 17 years.