Firefighters from Hallowell Fire Department pushed in the new Engine 4 during a May 6 ceremony. The vehicle replaces a 36-year-old engine. Check out other upcoming area events!
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Augusta officials say property owners can host homeless campers
Officials also say many of the homeless people who had been staying at a now-closed overnight warming center are receiving help.
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Damariscotta group to hold pumpkin seedling event May 21
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta is set to launch its first event of the season from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at Pinkham’s Plantation, 431 Biscay Road in Damariscotta. Seedling Sunday marks the genesis of the agricultural science and harvest-centric celebration, with the first event leading to the annual fall festival. The […]
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Kennebec Valley Community College graduates bring family with them
Fairfield college’s 53rd commencement honored 369 graduates.
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Pine Tree Camp open house set for May 20
ROME — Pine Tree Camp’s summer overnight week-long camp sessions and summer day programming return to full capacity this June, bringing Maine children and adults with disabilities back to camp for friendship, fun and freedom to explore. Parents, caregivers and families are invited to an open house scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, […]
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Webelos Cub Scouts from Oakland’s Pack 454 earn Arrow of Light
Five Webelos Cub Scouts from Pack 454 in Oakland completed all requirements for the Arrow of Light, the highest award a youth can earn in Cub Scouting, before crossing over into their new Scout Troops. The ceremony, complete with a bridge to symbolically cross over, was held May 1 at Snow Pond Center for the […]
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Maine state employees speak out about hiring, pay as legislators consider review of compensation system
More than two-thirds of state legislators have sponsored a bill that would require the Mills administration to allocate $1 million to study the pay of state workers.
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Traffic to be impacted for 6 weeks as road between Richmond and Gardiner gets repaved
Lane closures will begin Monday on a 6-mile stretch of state Route 201.
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Additional violations found at Augusta residence where porch collapsed, but tenants allowed to return
The violations are considered common and are not imminently hazardous, said the city’s director of code enforcement.
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Week In Photos May 5-12, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.