Those receiving vaccines reflected “a wide representation of Maine counties” and a broad range of people, the director of the emergency medical services at Redington-Fairview General Hospital said.
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Photos: Demolition derby, harness racing at the Skowhegan State Fair
The state fair, which concluded on Saturday, featured a demolition derby and horse harness racing in its final days.
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Solar proposals among items on tap at special Town Meeting in Skowhegan
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the council room at the Municipal Building, 225 Water St.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Local high schoolers receive national certifications for firefighting
Newly certified junior firefighters in Farmingdale and Monmouth, 16 and 17 years old, have already earned their place on those towns’ fire crews.
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Kennebec County appoints retired Augusta firefighter as deputy treasurer
Thomas Doore, a retired Augusta firefighter, to serve as deputy to Kennebec County Treasurer Richard Davies.
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Augusta church holds baptisms on the river
Rick Stoops, who has served as the church as pastor since 1982, said this is the first he has seen the church hold a river baptism.
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Central Maine native has rain delays covered for the Red Sox with an L.L. Bean-inspired design
Emma Robertson, originally from South China and an L.L. Bean designer, created the layout for the tarp that’s been used at Fenway Park’s rain-delayed baseball games for the past two seasons.
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Bixby Chocolate to open artisan café in Colby College’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center in Waterville
The Rockland-based company had previously planned a location at 173 Main St., but will instead open a location at the Art Center that’s currently under construction and scheduled to be finished by the end of 2022.
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Madison man who died after car went into river remembered for his commitment to community
Gary Ward, 86, died Thursday after his SUV went into the Kennebec River in Anson.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area school district mandates masks, creates COVID-19 response committee
More than 300 people tuned in to the school board’s livestreamed meeting Thursday night, and the meeting was moved to the Little Theater at Gardiner Area High School in response to the large in-person crowd.