Educare in Waterville celebrates 50th anniversary of Week of the Young Child
Waterville Mayor Jay Coelho read aloud a proclamation Wednesday at Educare Central Maine, recognizing the Week of the Young Child and recalling his own experiences as the parent of a child enrolled in the early childhood education program.
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Waterville Mayor Jay Coelho, right, greets Educare student Gavin Foss, 5 months, as the boy is held by his mother, Brittany, a special program. The mayor was on hand Wednesday at Educare in Waterville to read a proclamation celebrating the 50th anniversary of Week of the Young Child. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
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.