‘For the Joy of Winter: 25 Years of WinterKids’ will air on Maine Public Television, a Bailey’s Mistake concert is set for Gardiner, Augusta will host a Women’s Outdoors Skill Day, and ‘Thursday’s Child’ will be staged in Camden.
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Thornton Academy football star Connor Ayoob wins 54th Fitzpatrick Trophy
The record-setting running back completes a sweep of the major high school football player of the year awards.
An elite freshman class is making its mark on Maine high school hoops
Coaches have been raving for years about the Class of 2029 and, thus far, a group of freshmen surrounded by massive hype has delivered.
When Maine jails exceed overtime budgets, officers bear the brunt
County officials rely on paying overtime to ensure that jails are adequately staffed in the face of recruitment and retention challenges.
DOT workers killed in Waterville I-95 crash loved their jobs, family, outdoors
James Brown and Dwayne Campbell were a part of a tight-knit community and loved their families.
Cheering teams know there is time to tinker after conference championships
While most of the work has been put into the final presentation, pieces can be moved around, or even removed.
Protests, State House activity, high school sports topic of central Maine week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from Jan. 9-16, 2026.
What’s really behind UMA’s decision to move out of Handley Hall? | Letter
Your Jan. 11 article, in the Central Maine Sunday edition, regarding the relocation of UMA’s Arts and Architecture program from Handley Hall on Water Street in Augusta, raised a salient question. I am a commercial landlord in Augusta and am very familiar with operating costs and budgets for commercial space. I actually had an adjacent building […]
New Mainers plan Waterville dinner despite ICE concerns
Organizers of a dinner meant to bring immigrants together with their neighbors are monitoring reports of stepped up immigration enforcement in Maine.
Proposal for separate Department of Child and Family Services fails to gain initial support from Maine lawmakers
The bill to form a new department did not receive support from the Health and Human Services Committee, but its sponsor says he’ll keep pushing for reform.