Wade Slack was killed in Afghanistan in 2010, but for his younger brother Andrew Slack, it was a ‘stern reality check,’ one that prompted him to join military service.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Fifty years later, Colby College’s Class of 1970 recounts disruption to semester’s end
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced changes to Colby’s final weeks of classes and traditional commencement ceremonies, members of the class of 1970 recall how protests and tension that year also disrupted the end of the semester even as their own 50th reunion is now canceled.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Downtown Gardiner businesses proceed with caution
Downtown Gardiner retailers are opening their doors to customers again with public health protections in place, hoping to draw their customers back.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
MIFF to screen features at Skowhegan Drive-In this summer
‘This has really challenged arts organizations to think outside the box and be creative,’ said Mike Perreault, executive director for the Maine International Film Festival.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Vellani cites medical reasons for leaving Farmingdale post
The selectman, whose resignation is effective Tuesday, asked for Farmingdale residents understanding and offered his “apologies and also appreciation to all that have supported and voted for me.”
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Fire destroys mobile home in Clinton
Crews were called to the mobile home on the Tardiff Road in Clinton where smoke and fire was visible to crews upon arrival.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Central Maine restaurants report varied business during first week open
Some Augusta and Gardiner restaurant owners are happy with their level of patrons, while one Hallowell business is wondering where diners are.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Daniel Bailey, owner of Percy Bailey Auto Sales, dies in Union crash
Friends and acquaintances remember Daniel Bailey as a man who loved his family, his business and his community.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan man out on bail in case involving sexual contact with a minor
David M. Grace, 21, was arrested Monday and charged with unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching of a minor in Canaan, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
With Memorial Day events canceled, Central Maine volunteers honor veterans with flags on their graves
Despite numerous Memorial Day events being canceled, a number of volunteers worked to mark the graves of veterans around central Maine.