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Community, Maine, Schools and Education

High school math whizzes battle it out at Maine State Math Meet in Augusta

April 7, 2026April 8, 2026

Photographer Rich Abrahamson captures students representing 100 high school competing at Augusta Civic Center.

Guides, News

A boat show, concerts, comedy planned for central Maine this week

by Staff Report April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Craig Ferguson is set to perform in Waldoboro, The Augusta Boat Show will fill the Augusta Civic Center, and a Keller Williams concert is scheduled for Portland.

Community

Augusta to get 25 units of supportive housing for chronically homeless people

by Ethan Horton April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

The City Council approved a financing agreement with the developer of the Riverlands affordable housing development, making possible the construction of 25 units of long-term housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness.

Business, Maine, News

Regular gas tops $4, premium over $5 in Maine amid severe Trump Iran threats

by Daniel Kool April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

The statewide cost of gas has risen to its highest point in years as the conflict in Iran grips the global oil market.

Field Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine

Holly Daigle steps down as Cony field hockey coach

by STAFF REPORT April 6, 2026April 7, 2026

Daigle, a three-time Kennebec Journal Coach of the Year and the 2023 Varsity Maine Coach of the Year, had been head coach at Cony since 2010.

Community, Maine, News, Politics

Bill to merge Capitol, state police fails in Maine House

by Ethan Horton April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

Michael Sauschuck, the Department of Public Safety’s commissioner, had proposed for the Maine State Police to consume the Capitol Police by attrition.