HALLOWELL — Hall-Dale Elementary recently earned the Recognized ASCA Model Program designation. The RAMP designation recognizes schools committed to delivering a data-informed school counseling program in accordance with The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs, according to a news release from Deirdra Hawkes, ASCA director of programs and advocacy. The school is […]
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
Augusta tech student from Readfield named student of year
Capital Area Technical Center has named London Putnam its 2023 student of the year. She resides in Readfield and is the daughter of Phil and Katie Putnam. Putnam has attended the Culinary Arts program for two years. She has earned her ServSafe Certification. Last year, she won the gold medal in the Maine’s SkillsUSA Restaurant […]
Augusta warming center to hold Stuff the Tent event April 22
The Augusta Emergency Overnight Warming Center has to close for the season on Sunday, April 30. The advisory council plans to hold a Stuff the Tent event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at South Parish Congregational Church at 9 Church St. The event can help guests get what they need to […]
Nearly $1,200 worth of pre-rolled marijuana joints stolen from Winthrop shop
Earth Keeper Cannabis was one of five businesses reportedly burglarized early Monday morning.
Augusta City Councilors express interest in allowing recreational marijuana sales
The city has allowed the sale of medical marijuana since 2019.
Group offers support for Maine farmers impacted by contaminations
When the widespread presence of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl) chemical contamination of farmland in Maine made headlines last winter, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) jumped into action. Partnering with the Maine Farmland Trust (MFT), MOFGA created the PFAS Emergency Relief Fund and provided much-needed financial assistance to farmers irrevocably impacted by PFAS […]
Erskine Academy recognizes students with awards
SOUTH CHINA — Erskine Academy held a Renaissance assembly April 7 to recognize second trimester award recipients. Recognition awards went to Elijah Pelkey, Hannah Ratcliff, Kyle Scott, Abigail McDonough, Hailey Estes, and Jeremy Parker. Eight seniors received Senior of the Trimester Awards: Sophie Steeves, daughter of Theresa and Gerald Steeves of China; Kassidy Barrett, daughter […]
St. Michael School posts 2nd trimester honor roll
AUGUSTA — St. Michael School’s second trimester honor roll for the 2022-23 school year is as follows. Fifth grade — High Honors: Prisha Arun, Lillianna Cusick, Tristan Morton, Charlotte Murray and Molly Steward. Honors: Natalie Bolduc, Dominic Ouellette and Sarah Trask-McLaughlin. Sixth grade — High Honors: Keegan Clark, Kennedy Dube, Emma Jean, Addison Macmaster and Mark Sylvester. […]
Castlebay Earth Day concert set for April 22 in Gardiner
The folk duo Castlebay, composed of Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee, plan to present a concert in celebration of Earth Day at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at First Baptist Church of Gardiner, 47 Church St. The duo is composed of Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee. Their songs and poetry will interweave with Celtic […]
Earth Day dance to take place along Kennebec River
To celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 22, the public can attend and/or participate in one or more outdoor dance performances on the banks of the Kennebec River. The free intergenerational dance performance of “Marigolds Downriver” by the Spiral Dance Collective involves three individual sections, each performed at a different location along the Kennebec River […]