Green Street United Methodist Church could be sold and converted into a homeless shelter sometime next year with 40 beds and 16 supporting living units.
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Week In Photos: Nov. 24-Dec. 1, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Augusta society to host talk on U.S. Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Historical Society’s December presentation, “U.S. Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller: Native of Augusta, Citizen of the World,” is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. The talk will be held at Le Club Calumet, 344 West River Road. Douglas Rooks, author of a new biography about Fuller, will feature excerpts from […]
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Chelsea Foodbank to hold benefit bike raffle
A drawing will be held at noon on Dec. 20.
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Dementia presentations to be offered in 3 communities
“The Aging Brain: A Presentation on Dementia” is set for three area communities. This one-hour seminar aims to help alleviate “dementia worry” (aging anxiety), which develops as fear of developing Alzheimer’s disease or related conditions. Speaker Susan Wehry is a board-certified geriatric psychiatrist with almost 40 years of experience. She is the director of AgingME, […]
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Maine-ly Harmony plans to sing holiday songs in Augusta Dec. 6
AUGUSTA — Maine-ly Harmony barbershop chorus will sing holiday songs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Lithgow Public Library at 45 Winthrop St. Women who love singing harmony are welcome to join the chorus at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Randolph United Methodist Church. For more information, contact Donna Ryder at 207-582-5523 or […]
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Maine State Police investigating man’s death in Fairfield
Fairfield police responded to a call at a residence on Main Street at about 3:30 p.m., where officers found the body of a man.
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Augusta Downtown Alliance seeks new executive director as leader exits for Waterville job
Michael Hall is leaving the Augusta Downtown Alliance after nearly eight years to become communuity development specialist for the city of Waterville, where among other things he’ll focus on developing upper-floor housing in the city’s downtown.
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After a pair of students wore suits and neckties to school, many at Chelsea Elementary School now dress up for ‘Dapper Wednesday’
Third grade students James Ramage and Lincoln Bolitho, both 8, began dressing up for school last year as second graders, and the tradition has caught on among other students and staff members.
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Augusta library to host ‘Caste: A Crash Course’ Dec. 7
AUGUSTA — Sonja Thomas plans to present “Caste: A Crash Course” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7, in the Community Meeting Room at Lithgow Public Library on 45 Winthrop St. This 40-minute primer on caste aims to teach about terms, caste discrimination in South Asia and in the U.S., and activism to end caste […]