About 150 voters gathered in Monmouth Academy’s gymnasium approved every article of this year’s $32.6 million budget.
Ethan Horton
Staff Writer
Ethan covers local politics and the environment for the Kennebec Journal, and he runs the weekly Kennebec Beat newsletter. He joined the KJ in 2024 shortly after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in journalism and political science and was an editor for The Daily Tar Heel. For better or worse, Ethan always wanted to live in Maine.
Posted inCommunity, Food & Dining
These Augusta students won a national food contest with a theme they never even witnessed
4 students at Augusta’s Capital Area Technical Center are in Chicago this weekend to showcase their winning breakfast food truck idea: Y2Koffee.
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It’s peak moose collision season in Maine. Here’s what to know on the roads.
Moose aren’t the most common animal drivers in central Maine encounter on the road, but they’re often the most expensive and dangerous.
Posted inCommunity
State police close Route 9 in Chelsea after Friday morning crash
Tow trucks were on scene to remove 2 commercial vehicles that crashed between Intervale Road and Gilbert Drive.
Posted inCommunity, Schools and Education
Augusta school board changes public comment policy after free speech ruling
Nicholas Blanchard, the conservative activist who sued over the policy, attended Wednesday’s meeting to protest the board’s new version, saying it was ‘still unconstitutional.’
Posted inCommunity, News
Veteran Maine game warden dies in Franklin County plane crash
Authorities confirm that pilot Joshua Tibbetts, 50, was alone in the Cessna 185 Skywagon when it crashed in Avon during a routine mission Tuesday morning.
Posted inCommunity, News
Hallowell police chief resigns, city manager confirms
Chris Giles became chief in December 2024 and has overseen high-profile arrests and tense budget discussions.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools and Education
Augusta council votes 5-3 to approve slashed city budget
Thursday’s vote cut $6.6 million from the original proposed budget, ending a contentious month of budget deliberations.
Posted inCommunity
Augusta police search for missing girl, 14
Diojanae Baker was reported missing after she left her Augusta home April 30, police said.
Posted inCommunity, News
St. Albans woman charged with arson, domestic violence assault stemming from April fire
Lisa Hall, 61, was taken Tuesday to Penobscot County Jail, where she is being held on $10,000 bail.