While lodging businesses took hits and had to recover, breweries, farms and bakeries report strong summers heading into the fall.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Summary of proposed changes to Richmond’s land use ordinance
Three citizens’ petitions propose changes to the town’s subdivision regulations.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Two more petitions on rural development submitted in Richmond
The Board of Selectmen is expected to take up the petitions Monday. Under state law, the board is obligated to put citizens’ petitions on the next Town Meeting warrant or hold a special Town Meeting within 60 days.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Melville Fuller relative criticizes, then commends protestors who rallied against Augusta statue
Robert Fuller Jr. sent a letter to protest organizers earlier this week accusing them of vandalism and saying the intent of the statue of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller outside the Kennebec County courthouse was to create a “teachable moment.”
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Community members rally to support patients, staff at Maplecrest in Madison
About 20 vehicles lined up on Heald Street in Madison on Friday afternoon, decorated with expressions of love and support for residents and staff at Maplecrest, where 39 staff and residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and six have died.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Central Maine Growth Council grant to pump more than $1.2 million into mid-Maine
A $600,000 federal grant, with matching funding, will help retain, establish and grow technology-based companies in mid-Maine.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Stoutly built ‘Can Opener’ railroad trestle unlikely to be moved in downtown Augusta
If it can be removed, city officials discuss using the trestle as part of a proposal to build a pedestrian-and-bike crossing on the former railroad bridge over the Kennebec River.
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Hallowell’s Gerry Mahoney remembered as history buff, advocate for city development
Mahoney, who served on numerous city groups and aided in many area projects, died Sept. 1.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Students adjusting well, remote learning going ‘smoothly’ for Gardiner-area schools
Maine School Administrative District 11 officials report that, in some cases, parents are having a harder time adjusting to remote learning than most young students.
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Pandemic, shortage of judges, and social distancing slow wheels of justice
Augusta’s Capital Judicial Center the site of the state’s first trial since the coronavirus pandemic halted trials in March.