The decision to not hold an in-person festival came just weeks before it was set to return after not being held last year because of the pandemic.
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Waterville man arrested after shot fired on residential street
John Rastrom, 28, of 72 Yeaton St., was charged Tuesday with multiple charges. Authorities say another person fired the gun and had acted in self-defense.
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Handful of COVID-19 cases disrupt start of Carrabec school year
The superintendent of RSU 74 said freshmen orientation at Carrabec High School in North Anson was canceled Wednesday because of six cases of COVID-19. Other districts say they have no confirmed cases as a new academic year launches.
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Person taken into custody after shot fired in Waterville
No one was injured Tuesday afternoon when a gun was fired near Kennedy Memorial Drive and Northern Light Inland Hospital, police say.
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Readfield-area school board reverses previous motion and mandates masking
More than 300 people attended, virtually and in-person Monday’s emergency meeting and 30 people spoke out in addition to hundreds of emails in response to the school district’s mask policy.
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Sappi officials ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Mills’ pledge to keep Skowhegan mill open amid dam review
Although mill officials say they are pleased with the support from Gov. Janet Mills, they still have reservations related to the recent draft denial for the water quality certification for the Shawmut Dam, which is up for relicensing.
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Veteran journalist joins Morning Sentinel team as city editor
David Warren, who now leads Morning Sentinel reporters and photographers, comes to the Waterville newsroom after serving since 2019 as public safety editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Maine organic dairy farms to lose their buyer as Horizon Organic cuts ties to Northeast producers
Last week, Horizon Organic notified Maine dairy farms that their milk contracts won’t be renewed a year from now, leaving owners and state officials unsure about what’s next.
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Sculpture erected at Augusta’s petanque courts
It has been 10 years of steady growth for petanque — “the most interesting game no one ever heard of” — in Augusta.
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Windsor Fair throws open gates for 9 days of fun in central Maine
This year’s fair includes a beer garden at the racetrack for the first time, and a daily, pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic, along with traditional fair attractions, including rides, fair food, exhibitions and entertainment.