More than $38,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants aim to help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Kennebec County. The six grants through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program include $38,570 recommended by the Kennebec County Committee and a $6,250 grant from a donor-advised fund, according to a news release from the foundation. Grant recipients include: […]
2022
Posted inCommunity
Washington library to exhibit works by Rockland oil painter
WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library is presenting “Fabric as Vehicle,” an exhibition of oil paintings by Carol Sloane of Rockland, a founding member of our town of Washington’s art community and gallery spaces. The range and reach of her work traces her passion for landscape, portraiture, still life, and marking the passage of time. A collection […]
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Bangor Savings Bank to host Augusta chamber’s business event
The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business After Hours is scheduled to be hosted by Bangor Savings Bank from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at 5 Senator Way Building 1 in Augusta. The event is free and open to chamber members and guests. The chamber organizes free monthly networking receptions for members […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Australia losing animals, natural land as environment decays
Political leaders in Australia promise new laws after a 5-year report finds the environment continues to deteriorate.
Posted inNation & World, News
Frequent lockdowns may have contributed to Uvalde tragedy
Nearly 50 times between February and May, Robb Elementary School had gone into lockdown, not because of active shooter scares but of nearby, high-speed pursuits of migrants coming from the U.S.-Mexico border.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden holds off – for now – on climate emergency declaration
The emergency order is one of several tactics now under deliberation.
Posted inMaine
Waterville City Council votes to declare vacancies in Wards 1 and 5
Special election set for Nov. 8 to fill vacancies created when Councilor Mike Morris, D-Ward 1, resigned because he has moved out of the ward, and because Councilor Rick Foss, R-Ward 5, is moving to Winslow.
Posted inHealth
FDA weighs oversight changes after formula, Juul troubles
Parents and politicians have expressed frustration over the agency’s handling of the baby formula shortage and a recent decision to ban all e-cigarettes from Juul.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Sports
‘Building strong women on and off the field’: Antoine Tolton’s Wolfpack softball team
Maine Wolfpack Softball, founded by Antoine Tolton, is a travel softball team for those 12 years old and younger. Tolton’s main goal is to “build strong women who believe that they can do anything they want, as long as they apply themselves and always give 100%.”
Posted inBusiness, News
Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers, but spared more loss by ‘Stranger Things’
Netflix was probably spared from deeper losses by the ongoing popularity of ‘Stranger Things,’ its science fiction/horror series that debuted in 2016.