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BILL PEARSON Tue, 05/11/2021 - 8:30am Ralph Smith has bought Hawke Rentals and incorporated it into his Mine Oyster Catering business. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Ralph Smith has cooked up another business venture to join his Mine Oyster and Boat House Bistro restaurants. Smith bought Hawke Rentals from Leila Hawke, who sold the business before moving to Florida. Before COVID-19 times, Smith catered nearly 50 events per year and used Hawke Rentals to supply tables, chairs and tents. Smith’s catering business benefited greatly from a local, inexpensive service. So when Hawke dec...

By WHAV Staff | 2 hours ago Officials gather to cut the ribbon at the mural, “Reading Takes Us Places.” From left, Haverhill Promise Campaign Director Jenny Arndt, City Councilors Timothy J. Jordan and Joseph J. Bevilacqua, state Rep. Leonard Mirra and City Council President Melinda E. Barrett. (Jarvi Productions photograph for WHAV News.) Haverhill Promise, the Campaign for Grade Level Reading, was recognized late last week as a national “Bright Spot” for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Washington, D.C.-based national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading said Haverhill is...

April 26, 2021 This article was revised on 4/16/21 and updated to include the Muncie Climate Resiliency Resolution. It was previously titled, “How Indiana Youth Are Making A Difference In Climate Change.” Across the globe, young people are increasingly taking up climate activism. With Greta Thunberg as arguably the most recognizable face of the current climate movement, youth passion regarding climate change is undeniable. Grassroots campaigns are popping up across the United States and the world, and they are beginning to make significant changes to their communities. Often ...

Donation of 28 acres accepted to add to trail ELIZABETHTON — By a 21-2 vote, the Carter County Commission voted Thursday to accept a donation of 28 acres of land between Valley Forge and Hampton that could extend the Tweetsie Trail by 4.5 miles and provide connections with the Hampton Springs Watershed Mountain Bicycle Trail and Green Bridge Park in Hampton. The property being donated is the route by which the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad used to operate a narrow gauge rail line between Valley Forge and Hampton. It extends from Mill Pond in Valley Forge to Railroad St...

Second annual 'Back the Blue' rally held in Tavares Paul Ryan TAVARES — Around 200 people gathered in Wooton Park on Saturday to march in support of law enforcement at the second annual Back the Blue rally in downtown Tavares. Marchers carried both American and “thin blue line” flags and held signs supporting police as they gathered at the gazebo before walking along Ruby Street toward the Old Lake County Courthouse. The rally comes after five days of testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial. Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, faces murder charges in the killing of George Floyd o...