Community members are urging the Regional School Unit 38 board to reinstate a beloved principal after a superintendent’s decision.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Photos: Revere bell comes down for church tower renovations in Gardiner
Joe Phelan captures ongoing tower renovations Wednesday morning.
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Hammond Lumber Company to buy Waterville-based Ware-Butler, expanding its footprint
Hammond Lumber, based in Belgrade, will add 12 locations in Maine and New Hampshire and consolidate three other stores.
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Private Swan Island ferry emerges amid debate over public transportation
Since the ferry service linking Richmond to the island was ended in 2023, the public could access Swan Island only with a personal boat or kayak until this month.
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Old Hallowell Day brings the music and the fun
For nearly six decades, Old Hallowell Day, which stretches over three days, has celebrated the city and its residents.
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Augusta’s overnight warming shelter secures funding for payroll, heating bill
Augusta officials agreed to give $13,450 in opioid settlement funds to replenish the warming center.
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Some restrictions lifted on man who killed father in Gardiner
Leroy Smith III, found not criminally responsible for stabbing his father to death in 2014, is described as a pleasant, productive volunteer who consistently takes his medication.
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See MIFF events in Waterville and Shrine Lobster Bowl previews in the Week In Photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Under plea deal, former Manchester fire chief to pay fine, avoid trial
Francis R. Wozniak agreed to a plea deal that dismisses allegations he pretended to be a police constable.
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Gardiner starts second city manager search in less than a year
Former City Manager Robert Peabody resigned earlier this summer after four months on the job, saying it was ‘in the best interest of the City and for myself.’