The Jesup Memorial Library will host a kick-off party for Jesup's capital campaign on the library's side lawn rain or shine on Saturday, June 18, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, featuring a concert by Bee Parks and the Hornets.
ELLSWORTH The Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic has expanded its services to include social work and mental health counseling thanks to two grants received
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Chamber of Commerce awarded funds to support tourism
Kennebec Valley Tourism Council (KVTC) has awarded sponsorship support funds in the amount of $1,662.50 to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce for the Taste of Waterville to assist in the growth of tourism in Maine’s Kennebec Valley and produce a positive economic impact on the region.
Mid-Maine Chamber was one of 12 sponsorship recipients awarded as part of the 2021 KVTC marketing partnership program. In total, the 2021 KVTC sponsorship support application requests reached nearly $29,100. The organization was unable to fully fund all regional sponsorship requests to its members this year. However, with the help of Brookfield Renewable U.S., KVTC was able to fund $19,351.50. KVTC is excited to award sponsorships to local organizations who are helping KVTC promote the Kennebec Valley region as a destination place with their own marketing initiatives.
Saying goodbye to those we lost
ELLSWORTH 2020 was a year full of loss, thanks in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hancock County recorded its first death of a person who tested positive for coronavirus in May, a man in his 60s, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Since then, as of Dec. 30, eleven Hancock County residents have died due to the coronavirus. However, locals have lost many more family and friends who lived elsewhere to the virus.
Meanwhile, Hancock County lost several community leaders due to other causes during 2020.
Longtime lawman Alan Brown of Ellsworth died on Oct. 16.