The city is applying for a grant from Efficiency Maine that would cover 90% of the costs of installing a two-plug station downtown.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Boil-water order issued for Augusta neighborhood after water pipe breaks
The Greater Augusta Utility District issued a boil-water order Monday evening for residents of sections of Haskell, Cony and Malta streets after a water pipe broke as district employees were trying to fix it.
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Organizers launch final fundraising push for Gardiner fountain
About $150,000 has been raised so far to fund repairs to the historic fountain, erected as a monument to Gardiner native Gideon S. Palmer, a volunteer regimental surgeon in the Civil War.
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Gardiner center to hold Turkey Donation Day Nov. 19
GARDINER — Chrysalis Place Food Center is scheduled to hold its Turkey Donation Day Saturday, Nov. 19. Donations can be dropped off between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at either Goldfinch Creamery, 316 Water St. in Gardiner, or at Goggin’s IGA, 268 Water St. in Randolph. The center annually prepares Christmas orders consisting of several […]
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Gardiner Rotary Turkey Trot set for Nov. 19
The deadline to register is Friday, Nov. 18.
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Babcock Bridge connecting Litchfield, West Gardiner to be replaced beginning next June
Construction had been scheduled to begin in late 2022, but was pushed to June 2023. The bridge remains safe for motorists, according to state transportation officials.
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Renovations expose bones and secrets of Maine’s oldest opera house
Now that the long-anticipated renovation of the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center in Gardiner is underway, the work is revealing the building’s history.
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Winter Coat, Mitten and Hat Giveaway event set for Nov. 20 in Augusta
The Greater Augusta Back to School Program is partnering with the Augusta Fire Department for a Winter Coat, Mitten & Hat Giveaway from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Hartford Fire station at the top of Water Street in Augusta. A total of 200 winter coats, mittens and hats will be […]
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Winthrop library kicks off poetry series by showcasing work of Maine military vets
The event, formerly held at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell, will now be held at Bailey Public Library the second Saturday of each month until next summer.
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Jefferson society 2023 calendars ready to order
Jefferson Historical Society’s 2023 vintage photo calendars are available to order. Businesses, organizations and people featured for the 2023 edition include Bond Brothers Grocery Store, Bay View Store, John Robert MacDonald and his neighbors, Raymond Bond’s boat building, Damariscotta Lake Farm during the Cleaves era; the ‘new’ Hoffses Store, Waldo and Ruby Clark, Jefferson Woman’s […]