The initiative is funded with pandemic relief money and quantifies for the first time the number of educator vacancies in Maine: over 850.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Cony schools list 1st quarter honor rolls
AUGUSTA — Cony High School and Cony Middle School have announced the following students were named to their first quarter honor rolls for the 2023-24 academic year. Grade 12 High honors: Maisaa Al Horani, Amany Albahadly, Cale Barajas, Reilly Bernstein, Zackary Blanchette, Bryce Bowden, Natalie Brown, Eben Buck, Abigail Bucknam and Addison Burnham. Also, Dylan […]
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Waterville sets winter parking ban for Dec. 5
The city of Waterville asks that the Concourse and downtown be kept clear of parking from midnight to 6 a.m. Tuesday Dec. 5, to allow for snow clean up by the Public Works Department. Overnight parking is permitted at the Head of Falls Municipal Parking Lot. For more information, call Public Works at 207-680-4744. […]
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Holiday parade lights up downtown Gardiner
Parade of Lights features 45 entries, most aglow with colorful lights.
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Agriculture businesses across Maine poised for expansion with injection of federal grant funding
Five Maine farms have secured more than $1 million in federal agricultural grants to develop and sell products that range from soap to salami, making their products available more widely and helping the businesses to grow sustainably.
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Hallowell-based association to support Wreaths Across America
HALLOWELL — The Maine Professional Drivers Association and several supporting member companies donate time and equipment in support of Wreaths Across America. They include ADUSA Transportation, Bison USA, Brown Dog Carriers, Lynch Logistics and Walmart Transportation. The week-long Escort to Arlington will feature 13 tractor-trailers, some being driven by MPDA members. They are set to […]
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Maine Arts Academy students perform at Augusta events
Several students were inducted into the National Honor Society.
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‘Christmas through the Ages’ tour set for Readfield
The Readfield Historical Society and the Readfield Union Meeting House plan to host a “Christmas through the Ages” tour on Saturday, Dec. 9. The two organizations have arranged for participants to visit several buildings where costumed guides will share information about six unique eras of Christmas. Period decorations, refreshments, and music will add atmosphere to […]
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Maine-ly Harmony to perform holiday concert in Randolph Dec. 10
RANDOLPH — Maine-ly Harmony barbershop chorus’ upcoming holiday performance singing a treasury of songs of the season “Peace on Earth” will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Randolph United Methodist Church, 16 Asbury St. Suggested donation for admission is $10, and members will hold raffles to benefit the church’s heating […]
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Augusta’s top cop retires but sets sights on future roles with city government
Jared Mills, 49, retired this week as Augusta’s police chief and assistant city manager, but said he plans a possible return as assistant city manager because “I still have plenty of juice left in the tank.”