The event this Saturday, modeled after Oktoberfest in Germany, celebrates the work of breweries, wineries, distilleries and meaderies across the region and state.
Emily Duggan
Staff Writer
Emily Duggan is a staff writer for the Kennebec Journal. She graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of New Hampshire, where she was a news editor and staff writer for The New Hampshire. Before working at the Kennebec Journal, she interned at the Portland Press Herald and freelanced for the Granite State News Collaborative. A Portland native, Emily loves exploring the city, reading, and playing with her two cats.
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Maine schools grapple with confusion over lawsuit that challenges new protections against discrimination
Maine’s education commissioner says local officials from affected schools may uphold new protections in the Title IX updates because they are already guaranteed under the Maine Human Rights Act.
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Winthrop school budget deficit not expected to affect taxpayers
Interim Superintendent Becky Foley and Nick Poole, Winthrop’s finance director, found an additional $275,000 to put toward the budget shortfall.
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Pittston passes solar moratorium in special meeting
The moratorium on solar facility applications is retroactive from July 12 and active until Dec. 12 to create the ordinance.
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Pittston to vote on solar moratorium Wednesday
The vote is on Oct. 2 in a special town meeting before the regularly scheduled Select Board meeting.
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Turner man, 29, dies after motorcycle collides with pickup truck in Litchfield
Jon W. Devoe was identified by police as the motorcyclist killed in the Sunday morning crash on state Route 197.
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Benton woman, 18, dies from injuries suffered in Rome motorcycle crash
Sophia Hayes was operating a motorcycle Friday afternoon that collided with an SUV on Watson Pond Road, officials said.
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‘Serious’ vehicle accident closes Route 197 in Litchfield for several hours Sunday
The crash occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday near Percy’s Hardware Co. at 483 Richmond Road, according to officials.
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Rides or food? Augusta’s Kickoff to Fall Fair has it all
Augusta’s Downtown Alliance and Smokey’s Greater Shows put on the four-day long fair in Augusta’s Mill Park.
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53-year-old Albion man dies in single-vehicle accident
The fatal crash Friday night is under investigation, Maine State Police said.