Robert Santerre, the driver who struck and killed two women and a baby walking alongside Cony Road in 2021, had appealed his nine-year license suspension to the state Supreme Judicial Court.
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State workers rally for new contract outside ’employee appreciation’ event in Augusta
AUGUSTA — About 60 people chanted while carrying signs Tuesday during a Department of Administrative and Financial Services “employee appreciation” event, the latest public display of unrest over an expired contract for nearly 13,000 state employees. The members of the Maine Service Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, held the lunchtime […]
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Augusta man arrested for murder of 34-year-old found on side of road
Andrew Redmond, 34, was arrested in Mississippi following a police chase on Monday.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Augusta discussion to cover Pine Tree Power Company initiative Sept. 19
The forum is hosted by the Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Augusta School Department offers meal benefit application online
School Year 2024 free and reduced-price meal benefit applications are available for families with students enrolled in the Augusta School Department. Meals will be provided to enrolled students at no charge in Maine public schools participating in the National School Lunch Program because of Maine Legislation. While meals are provided for no charge, it is […]
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Dresden’s Pownalborough Court House to host demonstration for Sept. 16 canceled
DRESDEN — Revolutionary War era re-enactors plan to appear in period dress from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Pownalborough Court House, 23 Courthouse Road, to accompany a workshop on shape note singing. The Maine Shape Note Singers will demonstrate how this teaching device facilitates social singing. Shape notes originated in […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Schools and Education
Heat-related school closures prompt Winthrop family to donate 14 air conditioners
The donation provides each classroom at Winthrop Grade School with an air conditioner.
Posted inElection 2023, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
After year with few candidates, four Augusta races to be contested in November
Two of three City Council races and two of four Board of Education races are expected to be contested this November.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Crash on I-95 in West Gardiner causes minor injuries, slows traffic
Three people were taken to the hospital Monday morning after a car hit a guardrail.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Oakland youth crowned Miss Aroostook Young Teen 2024
CARIBOU — The Miss Aroostook Pageant, held Aug. 20 at the Caribou Inn & Convention Center, crowned Khloee Renee Tower, 12, as Miss Aroostook Young Teen 2024. The Oakland resident is a seventh grader at Messalonskee Middle School. The pageant crowns girls and young women who will advance to the Maine Academic Scholarship Pageant next […]