College graduations, construction, spring cleanup focus of week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from May 22-28, 2026.
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Gabrielle Berube Pierce for Augusta School Board | Letter
I first met Gabrielle Berube Pierce 15 years ago at the University of Maine at Orono. I quickly recognized she was one of the most dedicated human beings I had ever known. She would sleep in her car to reduce travel time so she could get extra work done each day. Years later, we became…
History on the move: Historic Augusta building being relocated Sunday
The 6,200-square-foot, 3-story house at 15 Western Ave., a John Calvin Stevens design from 1899, will driven through the middle of Maine’s capital city.
University of Maine at Augusta faculty vote ‘no confidence’ against president
The vote against President Jen Cushman was unanimous.
Augusta councilor, activist ‘Corn Pop’ embroiled in harassment case
Courtney Gary-Allen obtained a temporary protection from harassment order against Nicholas Blanchard, a conservative activist who is running for Augusta school board in June — and who attempted to secure a protection order against Gary-Allen in response.
Accused killer of Augusta philanthropist found not competent to stand trial
Maurquise James, a Maryland medication technician, worked at the Potomac senior living facility where Robert Fuller Jr. was killed.
Blaine House in Augusta receives spring landscaping work
Photographer Joe Phelan captures the sprucing up of the governor’s mansion.
‘He’s an all-time great’: Parker Morin’s remarkable ride at Cony nears an end
The senior is in the home stretch for the Cony baseball team as Act III of a year in which he has dominated and adapted.
Here are 4 takeaways from the Capital City Classic
Gardiner’s Natalie Grant continues an improbable comeback; Nokomis’ Steiner shows brain and brawn; the Maranacook girls and Cony boys take team titles.
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Gardiner moves closer to dangerous building declaration for former nursing home
Once a grand building, the former Merrill Memorial Manor on Dresden Avenue is deteriorating badly, neighbors say.
Gardiner-area school district $33.5M budget goes to voters June 9
The School Administrative District 11 budget would require 6.1% more from taxpayers in Gardiner, West Gardiner, Pittston and Randolph.
3 takeaways on Hallowell’s initial $8.6M city budget
City leaders are expected to approve a final spending plan within the next month.
17 big Maine outdoor concerts to check out this summer
Mumford & Sons in Bangor, Wilco in Portland and the Revivalists in Sidney are just a few of the shows at Maine’s big outdoor venues from June through Labor Day.
Music, theater, auditions among 5 things to do this week in central Maine
The Janzen Boys plan Gardiner concert and Livingston Taylor will take the stage later in the week, Waterville is set for offer ‘The Tin Woman’ and an Arrested Development concert, auditions for Macbeth are scheduled in Skowhegan.
This 1,500-mile running of the bees brings 21 million workers to Maine’s blueberry barrens
After spending the winter in Florida, millions of bees from Maya’s Apiary join the snowbirds journeying to Maine, to pollinate the state’s wild blueberry crop.
Following the alewives: Gardiner students wade into science on Cobbossee Stream
Gardiner Area High School freshmen help catch and analyze alewives as they try to migrate to their spawning grounds.
Hallowell-based RSU 2 budget easily passes, heads to June vote
About 150 voters gathered in Monmouth Academy’s gymnasium approved every article of this year’s $32.6 million budget.
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