Aline Poulin and the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen Board of Directors are looking at a 5,000-square-foot building in Waterville as a possible location for a new soup kitchen after the former Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen closed in March.
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Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
China’s new town clerk working her way through first major election
Angela Nelson describes her experience dealing with a record number of absentee ballots and the restrictions the state requires to combat coronavirus.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Politics
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, Tim Scott tour downtown Waterville to highlight economic recovery
The Maine senator brought her South Carolinian counterpart to Waterville to meet with local businesses and see the downtown area that will benefit from a $7.37 million federal grant.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Marks challenging Hanley for his House District 87 seat
Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Hanley is seeking his fourth consecutive term, while Democrat Timothy Marks is hoping for a return to the Maine House of Representatives.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Gardiner area schools report drop in students, and second round of Coronavirus Relief Funds
The board also voted to raise the coronavirus long-term sub pay to $120 a day.
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Woman uninjured after her vehicle crashes into the Kennebec River in Gardiner
Police say a potential mechanical error caused her to oversteer her vehicle on River Road before hitting a telephone pole and crashing into the river.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Benton mobile home park residents struggling with water shortage
Residents at the Averill Mobile Home Park in Benton do not have enough water, and measures taken to increase the supply are not helping much.
Posted inElection 2020, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Deborah Emery, Daniel Newman vie for House District 76 seat
Emery, a Democrat, and Newman, a Republican, are both looking for their first seat in the state Legislature.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Man who allegedly dumped 100 living bedbugs at Augusta City Center assigned fifth lawyer
Charles Manning, 77, formerly of Augusta and now of Waterville, was charged by Augusta police in June 2017 with assault and obstructing government administration after he allegedly slammed a cupful of the hard-to-get-rid-of bloodsuckers onto a counter at the General Assistance office.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Oakland’s Edward ‘Bud’ King remembered for generosity, selflessness
Legendary Oakland community member Edward “Bud” King, one of the founders and former host of the Thanksgiving dinner served at Messalonskee High School, died at 97 last week.