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.
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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.
Theater events, concerts set for central Maine this week
A Pink Floyd tribute band plans Gardiner performance, ‘Menopause the Musical 2’ is set for Waterville, and ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ will be staged in Bath.
3 takeaways on the proposed Kennebec County budget
Spending is up by about 8%, driven partly by a proposal to add 2 new deputies to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
7 Maine events this week include Aly & AJ, David Sedaris in Portland
Also see ‘The Wizard of Oz’ on the big screen in Gardiner.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys basketball team
There was plenty of talent to go around this season, as three area teams won state championships.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region girls basketball team
Seven seniors, including the Miss Maine Basketball winner, highlight this list of the top players from the area.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region girls swimming team
Six members of the newly formed Capital Area co-op (Cony, Gardiner, Hall-Dale) make the list.
Gardiner’s $2.7M sewer project finally gets funded
With additional financing secured, work on the second phase of the multi-year project is expected to start later this year.
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Signs of spring, state house & Colonial Theater improvements focus of week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from April 3-9, 2026.
Cony girls tennis’ windy-day drill, perfect playlist, and other things we learned at practice
Kira Gregor is happy to be able to move again after missing last season, and she did so to a song fitting of the sport.
Augusta walkers have a little spring in their step
People stroll in Capital Park on Wednesday.
Hallowell spring flowers survive recent snow
Crocuses pop up through snow and ice in a local garden.
Birds nesting in harm’s way, or in your way? Here’s some tips.
It’s illegal to move a wild bird nest with eggs in it, even on your property, so experts advise prevention and patience.
High school math whizzes battle it out at Maine State Math Meet in Augusta
Photographer Rich Abrahamson captures students representing 100 high school competing at Augusta Civic Center.
A boat show, concerts, comedy planned for central Maine this week
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.
Augusta to get 25 units of supportive housing for chronically homeless people
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.
Regular gas tops $4, premium over $5 in Maine amid severe Trump Iran threats
The statewide cost of gas has risen to its highest point in years as the conflict in Iran grips the global oil market.
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