A group of four spent the winter building a replacement boom to be mounted on the crane in Granite City Park in the spring.
Sam Shepherd
Sam Shepherd covers general news in the Hallowell and Farmingdale area. He grew up in Hallowell, attending Hall-Dale High School and later the University of Maine. He previously worked at the Mount Desert Islander in Bar Harbor before moving home to work for the Kennebec Journal in summer 2018. His interests include cooking, tracking down the best local food and drink and soccer.
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Kennebec Journal Feb. 18 police log
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 18, 2019
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Dozens protest Trump’s emergency declaration in Augusta
Protesters gather to show their opposition for the president’s declaration of a national emergency that allocates more money to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Central Maine superintendents: Snow days more common now than the past
School officials said icing events have spurred more cancellations than they did in previous decades.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Kennebec Journal Feb. 15 police log
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 15, 2019.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Kennebec Journal Feb. 14 police log
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 14, 2019.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Kennebec Journal Feb. 13 police log
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 13, 2019.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Winter weather complicates commutes, causes closures in central Maine
Communities in Maine woke up to a sheet of snow that closed courts, municipal offices and schools.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Incoming heavy snow, sleet spur pre-emptive cancellations in central Maine
The 6 to 10 inches of snow and heavy sleet in the forecast for Augusta has prompted the Legislature to be closed Wednesday.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Kennebec Journal Feb. 12 police log
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 12, 2019.