Eastbound traffic and pedestrians will be able to use the bridge.
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 inMaine, Maine Crime
Hallowell Valentine’s Day high-speed chase ends in crash, drug charges
A man was in possession of several pounds of cocaine, cocaine base and fentanyl during a 100 mph chase on Central Street last weekend, police said.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Lisa’s Legit Burritos closes Augusta location after personal moves, slow season
Jay Simanski said he will focus his attention on the Gardiner location.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Maryland police release video of suspect in killing of Augusta philanthropist
Robert Fuller Jr., 87, was shot and killed Feb. 14 at a nursing home in Potomac, Maryland.
Posted inMaine
Augusta’s school board could stop meeting at city hall. Here’s why.
City Councilors’ concerns over symbolism and school department safety worries may lead to the meetings being relocated.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Thousands of ammo rounds seized from accused CMP substation shooter’s Fairfield home
Thomas Welch turned himself in Sunday and is being held on $250,000 bail.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
West Gardiner board member residency in question amid tensions
Kate Merrill, who represents West Gardiner, said she doesn’t want to engage ‘in personal or political maneuvering.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Converted nursing home to add 11 new senior units to Augusta’s housing stock
Tony and Lori Noonan redeveloped a shuttered assisted living facility into apartments, helping to fill the need for housing in the capital region.
Posted inMaine
Inspection to limit traffic on Augusta’s Memorial Bridge on Tuesday, Wednesday
The Maine Department of Transportation laid out detours for drivers who take Augusta’s trademark bridge over the Kennebec River.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Kennebec Savings Bank, developer agree to move historic Augusta building
The bank had applied to demolish the 1899 John Calvin Stevens house on Western Avenue, but Richard Parkhurst’s last-ditch proposal appears to have saved it — if the move clears several engineering and permitting hurdles.