Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys wrestling team
Multiple state champions hold down list of area’s best grapplers.
Richmond News
Explore public notices for Richmond.
Morning Moose Coffee puts down roots in Topsham
The business, which started out of a coffee trailer in Richmond, expanded to its first brick-and-mortar location on Main Street in Topsham last month.
Portland Museum of Art’s Youth Art Month exhibit spotlights Maine’s young artists
Student artists from across the state are represented in an exhibit running through April 5 at the Portland Museum of Art.
Signs of winter ending, Chizzzle Wizzle, state house activity: week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from March 13-19, 2026.
Rainy day in Maine: Locals get outdoors despite wet conditions
Maine Trust for Local News photographers focus on those who brave the weather.
Coast Guard boat to break ice on Kennebec River as flood risk rises Monday
The Kennebec County Emergency Management Agency said this weekend that the CGC Shackle would be stationed in Merrymeeting Bay, prepared to break ice upstream.
In central Maine, early ice makes smelt fishing nice
About a half-dozen smelt camps report fishing and business has been good so far this season after multiple rough years.
Waterville student thrives despite the odds | Column
‘Don’t let anybody tell you what you can and can’t do,’ Brianna Roach urges as she nears graduation from Thomas College and reflects on what she’s overcome to reach this point.
Here’s a look at the 4 central Maine boys hockey teams
The Cony co-op is coming off a solid season and should contend again.
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Fight over mandatory cannabis testing picks up steam as bill heads to floor
Maine remains the only state in the country where medical marijuana is not required to be tested for purity or contaminants. Efforts to change that have failed in past years.
Plug-in solar could be coming to Maine thanks to this bill
Proponents argue that these small generators could lower household electricity bills for a relatively low upfront cost.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys ski team
Underclassmen dominate this list of top Alpine and Nordic skiers from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel area.
Longtime Kennebec Journal photojournalist Andy Molloy dies at 57
Molloy, a fill-the-room personality with connections in every Maine corner, worked for the KJ for 3 decades, framing fires, elections and everything in between.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys indoor track team
Sprinters, distance runners, jumpers and throwers are represented on this winter’s list of the area’s best.
Work gets underway to move historic Augusta building
Richard Parkhurst plans to move a 6,200-square-foot, 3-story historic house across Memorial Circle and onto a new lot to make way for a new Kennebec Savings Bank office building.
Service dog Buddy stands guard at Maine State House during House session
The dog belongs to Gil Tierney, of Augusta, who regularly attends legislative sessions and other events around the State House.
Maine Climate Council grapples with affordability
The council believes inflation anxieties are the primary barrier to the state’s green transition.
Mainers could see refunds, decreased electric rates after overpaying for more than a decade
Federal Regulators ruled that transmission owners in New England set an unreasonable return on equity rates, effectively overcharging customers for years.
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