Several craft shows, popular with holiday shoppers looking for unique items, have been canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
School outing clubs face obstacles during COVID-19 pandemic
Brunswick-based Teens to Trails has awarded trips to clubs at Cony, Gardiner Area and Maranacook Community High schools, hoping to help students explore the outdoors.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Watershed project moves ahead at Unity Pond
Groups looking to address algae problems at Unity Pond, also known as Lake Winnecook, have secured a grant to conduct a study and hire a manager for a project that could eventually cost millions of dollars.
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Freedom’s Edge Cider Co. aims for large-scale future firmly rooted in Albion
Co-owners Andrew Kaplan and Ned Ervin are building a facility to boost production, but want to emphasize their cider’s Kennebec County roots.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Despite pandemic, central Maine shops still full of heart on Small Businesses Saturday
Merchants at multiple small businesses said they’re trying to strike a balance in the pandemic between drawing enough shoppers to have a decent holiday sales season, but not so many shoppers all at the same time.
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Some students at Vassalboro Community School, Winslow Jr. High to shift to remote learning
The principal at Winslow Junior High School sent a letter out to families on Friday evening saying that an individual associated with the school has tested positive for coronavirus and 25 people have been identified as close contacts.
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Dam construction project deemed cause of contamination issue in Skowhegan
Officials at Maine Water Co. believe they have pinpointed what caused the “do not drink” order in Skowhegan earlier this month.
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Main Street Skowhegan extends Small Business Saturday to Dec. 5
To help promote small businesses in the Skowhegan area, Main Street Skowhegan has extended Small Business Saturday to #ShopSmall Week with chances to win gift cards.
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After six-month wait, Richmond moving to next step of RSU 2 withdrawal process
If Regional School Unit 2 approves the revised agreement from the town, the next step in the town’s effort to leave the school district would be a review by the Maine Department of Education.
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Waterville Opera House to stream production of ‘Almost, Maine’ online
The play ‘Almost, Maine,’ written by John Cariani, a native of Presque Isle, is the first revenue earning show the opera house has put on since March.