Morning Sentinel year in review: COVID-19 outbreak at Madison nursing home highlights insidiousness of virus
Mascot selection, economic development, and a rural town s first full-time firefighters were also among the top stories in the Madison, Norridgewock and Skowhegan areas of Somerset County.
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Mascot selection, the hiring of full-time firefighters in Norridgewock and economic developments within the town of Skowhegan were among the Morning Sentinel’s top stories of 2020, but overshadowing all was the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and in particular the devastation that struck the Maplecrest nursing home in Madison.
The beginning of the year kicked off with the selection process for the Skowhegan-area school district’s new nickname, with the months-long process resulting in a final vote on Oct. 8 favoring the River Hawks.
Somerset tech center creates welding program at Madison Area Memorial High School
Money continues to be raised to fund the program that offers opportunities to students, adults pursuing education and local business people.
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Isaac Ouellette, 15, a sophomore at Madison Memorial High School, welds in the current Somerset Career and Tech Center wing at Madison Memorial High School on Thursday. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
MADISON A tech center program is expanding its welding program to provide learning opportunities for students in central Maine.
Somerset Career and Technical Center, which is housed near Skowhegan Area High School with satellite locations in Madison and Pittsfield, offers several different programs to 306 students from Skowhegan Area High School, Carrabec High School in North Anson, Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Madison Area Memorial High School and Upper Kennebec Valley Jr./Sr. High School in Bingham.
The Ice Cream Shoppe expanding into Oakland
Located at 902 Kennedy Memorial Drive, near Waterville County Club, the shop will add to the Gardner family s other locations in Farmington, Randolph and Skowhegan. It is expected to open in May 2021.
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Rob Gardner takes a break Saturday while working at The Ice Cream Shoppe he and his wife, Tina, plan to open in May 2021 at 902 Kennedy Memorial Drive in Oakland.
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OAKLAND The western stretch of Kennedy Memorial Drive in Oakland is adding another business, The Ice Cream Shoppe.
The building is nearing completion and the Gardner family expects to open in May 2021 Memorial Day weekend.
Maine Environmental Education Association distributes $100K to schools statewide
Teachers at Hall-Dale Elementary, Messalonskee High, Madison Elementary, Messalonskee Middle, Monmouth Memorial, Skowhegan Area High, Windsor Elementary schools, and the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences won grants.
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Students of Skowhegan Area High School s Eco Team working on their beehives. Contributed photo
WATERVILLE Schools from all over the state submitted proposals to the Maine Environmental Education Association ’s Mini-Grant for Outdoor Learning Program. The program started with only $30K to give away, but through some great network support, the association received an additional $70K to distribute to schools, according to a news release from the association.
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