Kenosha becomes the nation’s latest flashpoint city in a summer of racial unrest.
2020
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Battle for Breast Cancer field hockey fundraiser raises $8,681
Funds will be used for uninsured or underinsured people seeing care at the Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center in Farmington and Livermore Falls.
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
RSU 12 students to return to school Sept. 2, Whitefield announces bus route
Schools in Unit 12 include Chelsea Elementary School, Palermo Consolidated School, Somerville Elementary School, Whitefield Elementary School and Windsor Elementary School.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Justin Townes Earle, Americana singer-songwriter and son of Steve Earle, dies at 38
Earle, who battled substance abuse like his father, was named for legendary country songwriter Townes Van Zandt.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: During the COVID crisis, the flu shot is more important than ever
A tough flu season would put even more strain on everyone already consumed by the coronavirus.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Things to Do
Watch local painters at work in their gardens
Attend Artascope’s virtual event Sunday, or buy a ticket to be with the artist in person.
Posted inMaine, News
The Saco River’s good Samaritans
A group of four friends, three of them certified scuba divers, have made it their mission this summer to haul trash out of the Saco River.
Posted inBicentennial
On this date in Maine history: Aug. 24
Aug. 24, 1857: Eastman Johnson (1824-1906), a prolific painter who was born in Lovell and raised in Augusta and Fryeburg, begins a two-month visit to Grand Portage, Minnesota Territory, where he creates a series of portraits “that for several reasons have come to be regarded as perhaps the most sensitive midcentury likenesses of Native Americans.” […]
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Run & Eat: At Burundi Star Coffee, you won’t question whether the avocado toast is worth it
The St. John Street cafe opened in March, shut down, then reopened in early June.