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Bridgewater Bistro has been a fine dining staple in Uniontown.

Tony and Ann Kischner have built the restaurant into a riverfront attraction over nearly 15 years. But the couple is now taking a much-deserved step back, selling the bistro to Portland restaurateurs.

“We found the perfect people to sell to, and that was important to us because we want the community to know that we have them in mind, and we want them to be able to still have the same kind of experience here that they always have,” Ann Kischner said.

Read the feature by Abbey McDonald by clicking here.

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A 2020 survey of Jewell School district families found that less than 40% of people in the area had reliable internet.

But the task of upgrading internet service has proven more difficult than a proposal initially suggested. The broadband project between the school district and Clatsop County is being reevaluated.

“It’s not a boondoggle,” said Brian Gardner, the former acting superintendent of the school district, who is serving as a consultant on the project, “and I’m trying to make sure that it doesn’t become one.”

See the story by Erick Bengel by clicking here.

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The “Magic Opportunity Fund,” a new scholarship effort at Clatsop Community College, will direct $105,000 to 70 students that are set to receive $1,500 in assistance.

The scholarships are an acknowledgment by the college that some students need help meeting basic needs such as housing, transportation and child care.

“This (fund) was a little more generic, in terms of looking holistically at the students and not just a scholarship need, but their needs as a whole and how we can reduce barriers — the financial barriers — for students that are working toward getting an education and bettering themselves,” Angee Hunt, the executive director of the Clatsop Community College Foundation, said.

Take a look at Ethan Myers’ report by clicking here.

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