Central Maine Pyrotechnics sees revenue loss as municipalities cancel or postpone Fourth of July fireworks shows.
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Central Maine towns begin planning in-person Town Meetings while awaiting guidance from the state
Towns are grappling with the possibility of more than 50 people attending meetings, which violates gathering restrictions currently in place by an order of the governor’s office.
Bowdoin College graduate runs home — more than 50 kilometers — to Hallowell
Anne McKee, with no in-person graduation ceremony to attend, instead marked her college graduation by running more than 50 kilometers from Bowdoin College in Brunswick to her family’s Hallowell home.
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.
Central Maine robotics team donating hundreds of face shields to health care workers
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center of Disease Control, said Monday that 1,200 of the masks 3D printed by Delta Prime Robotics have entered the state’s supply.
Hallowell fabric shop doing its part as one of central Maine’s essential businesses
WhipperSnappers Quilt Studio owner Lynn Irish say the process of applying to be an essential business took only a day.
Hallowell-area school superintendent leaving job for medical reasons
Regional School Unit 2 Superintendent Cheri Towle will resign April 30 and current acting superintendent Mary Paine will fill the position during a search for a new person for the post.
Birthday in quarantine: Family surprises 93-year-old with parade, new car
With help from Hallowell Police and Fire departments, Gloria Carey and her family celebrated her birthday with a parade Friday.
Hallowell man capsizes after taking kayak out on flood level Kennebec River
Fire crews spent more than an hour searching for 57-year-old Clyde Penney after his kayak was spotted in the river without him in it.
The show goes on, virtually, for central Maine music teachers
Music teachers at Hall-Dale Middle School, and Richmond Middle and High School are offering private lessons for their students while schools are closed.