Brianna Hughes of New Gloucester wants everyone to eat better, so she’s working with local food companies to help make products that are safer and more nutritious for consumers.
September 2012
Public may own township after huge Washington County pot bust
The public may become the owner of nearly an entire township in Washington County as the result of a 2009 raid on a large-scale marijuana growing operation on land owned by members of one of Maine’s most prominent logging families.
Saturday’s Applefest to benefit Monmouth Museum
MONMOUTH — Saturday’s annual celebration of apples and apple pies will benefit the historic Monmouth Museum.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cony Rams on a roll
AUGUSTA — The well-wishers are growing with each day and after each victory. Members of the Cony football team say they can feel a buzz in school hallways and in the community.
Friends of Maine Libraries conference set for Oct. 1
AUGUSTA — Registration is open for Friends of Maine Libraries Conference set for Oct. 1 at the Senator Inn on Western Avenue.
Lunts Hill Bridge, 2 other Litchfield spans over Maine Turnpike will stay open
Traffic on the Lunts Hill Bridge and two other bridges that cross the Maine Turnpike will continue as usual for the foreseeable future.
CORRECTION
Gov. Paul LePage discussed the work of the University of Maine System trustees in an interview with Capitol News Service reporter Mal Leary, not at Tuesday’s remembrance event for murder victims. A caption under a photo of LePage that appeared with the story on page A1 of Wednesday’s Kennebec Journal was incorrect. It was an editor’s error.
Art, foliage and more set this weekend
AUGUSTA — Fall foliage in northernmost Maine was recently described as approximately a third of the way to peak color, according to the second 2012 Fall Foliage Report from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry .
Woman needs surgery as car collides with truck
FAIRFIELD — A Waterville woman underwent surgery Wednesday for injuries she received when the Volkswagen Beetle she was driving collided with a loaded tractor trailer pulp truck on U.S. Route 201.
Curves clubs offer free membership
GARDINER — Curves clubs nationwide, including Curves of Gardiner, will offer joining memberships at no cost from Monday through Oct. 14 to new members who show proof of a mammogram performed within the last year or who donate $25 to The American Cancer Society.