DAMARISCOTTA — The Lincoln County Democratic Committee plans to hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, via Zoom. The agenda will feature state Sen. Cameron Reny, District 13, and State Rep. Lydia Crafts, District 46, who will provide updates on their priority bills and how people can get involved in helping to […]
Kennebec Journal
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Fayette preserve trail closed for mud season
FAYETTE — Kennebec Land Trust’s Parker Pond Headland Preserve on Fellows Cove Road is temporarily closed to hikers during mud season, through April or May. The Fellows Cove Road is only open to homeowners to minimize the impacts on the road, according to a news release from Marie Ring, the trust’s director of membership and […]
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Pittston residents to vote on $1.6 million budget at annual Town Meeting
The annual Town Meeting is Saturday at Pittston Randolph Consolidated School and will be followed by a municipal election Monday at the Pittston Town Office.
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Mount Vernon committee, library to sponsor theater group program
The Marti Stevens Interactive Improvisational Theater group is scheduled to present a program at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at the Mt. Vernon Community Center, 2 N Road. The theater group, together with Spectrum Generations of Central Maine, has been awarded an AARP Community Challenge grant to present scenarios and discussions about challenges Maine’s elder […]
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Augusta man shot while assaulting federal officer sentenced to prison
Derik Broox Wight allegedly held a knife near the throat of a federal officer before he was shot by another officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta last year.
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Hallowell officials OK $250,000 loan to purchase land for new public works building
City Manager Gary Lamb said the land cost $275,000 altogether, but because the city’s borrowing limit is $250,000, it had to pay $25,000 down and then take out a loan.
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Interim superintendent for Richmond School Department approved by the committee
The school committee voted unanimously Friday night to hire Bob Webster as the Richmond School Department’s start-up administrator and interim superintendent.
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Passersby rescue ATV riders who broke through ice at Litchfield pond
Officials say quick action by two men, one of whom broke through the ice at Pleasant Pond during rescue efforts himself, could have been lifesaving.
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Nor’easter expected to bring up to 1 foot of snow, high wind gusts in central Maine
A late winter nor’easter is expected to blow through the state Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing strong winds and up to a foot of heavy snow across the region, the same day that brought snow to the region in 2017 and 2018.
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Man dies when fire destroys house in Newport
Allen Easley, 54, was killed Sunday in the blaze at 578 Mullen Road. His mother, who owned the house, survived, according to officials.