More than a half dozen events are planned across Kennebec County to honor the lives of those who have served in the miliary as part of the annual December tradition.
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Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
MaineGeneral gets 775 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine arrived Tuesday at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta. The hospital will begin distributing doses Wednesday.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Local man killed, 6-year-old girl injured in Augusta crash
Police are investigating a Monday night crash of a truck near the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Pleasant Hill Road that killed 41-year-old Augusta resident Scott Jones and injured his daughter.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area school board lets superintendent decide learning schedule after break
School officials and board members agreed that if administrators were to change the remote learning schedule, it would likely be to remote learning for the middle and high schools, while the elementary schools would stick with a hybrid schedule.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Sweet Dreams Project gives Christmas gifts to 500 children in central Maine
The project is led by Debora Tanner, a teacher at Skowhegan Area Middle School, who has worked to make sure children will not go without gifts.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Augusta’s Hussey Elementary School reports third positive COVID-19 case in a week
Regional School Unit 2’s Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond is undergoing contact tracing.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Thomas College allocates $1.5 million from Alfond grant to Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program
The JMG program launched at Thomas in 2014 as a way to help high school students transition into the college environment.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Benton Elementary School reports another positive case of COVID-19
A fourth case of COVID-19 has been recorded at Benton Elementary School after an outbreak was declared last week.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council eyes overseer for downtown traffic project, chickens, short term rentals
The City Council on Tuesday also will consider taking final votes on a tax increment financing district and a rezoning request to enable construction of a community ice rink.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Father-daughter team builds 6-foot snowman in Oakland
Emma and her father built their snowman just ahead of a predicted cold snap — perfect for preserving a newly built snowman.