Mike Tracy wrote in a letter to Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s congressional delegation that keeping students out of the classroom is negatively impacting them as more cases of drug abuse, food insecurity, mental health and domestic violence are reported.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Kennebec Savings Bank, Kennebec Federal Savings merger imminent
The banks will become Kennebec Savings Bank when the merger is completed at 5:01 p.m. on March 5.
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Posted inLocal & State
Fishing derby in Canaan kicks off weeklong Somerset SnowFest
SnowFest includes a series of activities, including the only equestrian skijoring race in the Northeast which involves a horse and rider pulling a snowboarder or an Alpine skier down a 1,000-foot track of gates and jumps.
Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Four employees at Augusta kidney clinic expecting boys
Allyson Barter, Becky Berthiaume, Chelsea Rousseau and Cortney Gould of Fresenius Kidney Care are due in May or June.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Central Maine police chiefs, officials go online for virtual town hall
Instead of meeting in person, southern Kennebec County police chiefs and other municipal officials will gather for the public session at 5 p.m. Monday over the Zoom videoconferencing platform.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta City Council votes to pursue Willow Street site for new police station
Former supermarket site chosen over downtown Water Street spot and Union Street site, next to existing station.
Posted inLocal & State
‘Improper passing’ led to head-on Fairfield crash, police say
A husband and wife from Madison were taken to the hospital Friday night after their van collided head-on with a car that apparently was trying to improperly pass other vehicles on Middle Road in Fairfield.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Central Maine grandparents embrace role as educators during pandemic
Grandparents have been pressed into service to provide childcare and teaching help during the coronavirus pandemic, when parents have to work and education has shifted to remote models.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Somerset SnowFest starts off Sunday with fishing derby, cross-country skiing, scavenger hunt
The week-long celebration spins off Main Street Skowhegan’s Somerset Outdoors program that encourages people to get outside and beat the blahs of the pandemic.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Monmouth committee discussing future of former schools gets derailed by ‘Zoombombing’
At least two people joined a meeting of the town’s School Reuse Committee, saying suggestive remarks and screaming, resulting in the meeting going offline briefly.