Voters agree to a municipal budget Saturday morning that is about $500,000 less than last year’s spending plan.
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Associations hold Youth Art Month celebration in Augusta
Twenty students from around the state were honored during the celebration.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Craft beverage makers across central Maine put down roots
For Absolem Cider Co., Run Amok Mead and Sidereal Farm Brewing, digging in and growing their craft beverage businesses is as important as the drinks they are making.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta program could be first in Maine to offer overdose victims medication on-scene to treat withdrawal symptoms
Plans to help Augusta residents recover from substance use disorder include a proposal to offer people revived from an overdose by rescue workers immediate, on-scene treatment with Suboxone and help accessing longer-term treatment.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos March 17-24, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Hallowell committee seeks wheat paste mural submissions
Climate resilience is the project theme; the entry deadline is April 24.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
One of two people charged in 2019 murder of Richmond man pleads guilty to robbery
Chanda Lilly pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery in Bath Superior Court on Tuesday in connection with the 2019 murder of Andrew Sherman in his Richmond home and has agreed to testify against Tyon Shuron, who has been charged with murder.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
University of Maine at Augusta announces four semifinalists for top administrative role
The candidates for president of the University of Maine at Augusta will visit the Augusta campus next week.
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Augusta Housing Authority director leaving for new housing gig
Before Amanda Olson became executive director of the organization, it had no housing. It now has 76 units of rental housing in Augusta and more than 100 proposed.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
After winning selectmen’s approval, Richmond School Department’s $194,215 request goes to voters
The town’s new school district is seeking funds to hire key administrators and buy financial software before the school budget takes effect in July.