Sydney Choate, a 2013 graduate of Richmond Middle and High School, directed the group’s recent release, “Let’s Take a Walk,” which was filmed in part at the school and stars local students.
Abigail Austin
Abigail is a Kennebec Journal staff writer covering crime and courts. She has a BFA from the University of Maine Farmington and has worked in journalism for five years, meeting the community first as the Connections editor at the Sun Journal. She writes because she's curious and wants to tell the stories of central Mainers. It was this same curiosity that stirred Abby and her husband to sell everything in a yard sale and hit the American back roads as full-time RVers where she met locals who gave her recipes for fire water and fudge along with tips to avoid bear and cockroaches. Now parked in Hartford on a little ranch, Abby spends her spare time in the saddle and and on the trails with her dog.
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Winthrop hires new town manager who previously held the job in Gardiner
Jeffrey Kobrock, the former Gardiner city manager with experience working for Midcoast development and municipal organizations, will begin managing Winthrop on April 1.
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Belgrade residents criticize spending plan for public library, which reflects salary for full-time librarian
If the spending plan does not pass, the library could shut down.
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Pallet mill catches fire in Mount Vernon
Firefighters from Lakes Region, Belgrade, Winthrop, Monmouth and New Sharon fire departments were at the scene Thursday morning.
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Predicting Mother Nature nearly impossible, but central Maine forecast not calling for dramatic melting, flooding
The late-week weather looks good for a slow thaw.
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Belgrade voters to consider $139K spending increase at Town Meeting
Four candidates are eyeing two seats on the selectboard; two selectmen are seeking re-election.
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Belgrade couple section hiking Appalachian Trail to raise overdose awareness
The couple is undertaking the endeavor for victims, because ‘everyone has an overdose story.’
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2018 Native American Essay Contest winners visit Maine State Archives
Windsor Elementary essay contest winners find inspiration from grandparents.
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Belgrade, Rome residents to give input on merging fire, rescue departments
A questionnaire will be made available, with an accompanying letter stating there is no guarantee that ‘local response will take place.’
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‘It’s about life safety’: Winthrop starts conversation about sprinkler ordinance
The town’s fire chief asks officials to consider mandatory sprinkler installation in new subdivision homes and multi-family complexes.