Augusta voters in June 2021 approved borrowing $20.5 million to build new, modern station at vacant former supermarket site on Willow Street.
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Augusta-area clerks report high turnout on Election Day as voters point to governor’s race as leading factor driving them to polls
Fayette saw the highest turnout for a midterm election in more than two decades, according to its election warden. In Hallowell, nearly 2,000 of Hallowell’s 2,300 registered voters had cast their ballots by noon on Tuesday, according to City Clerk Diane Polky.
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Hallowell coalilition to discuss climate change Nov. 15
Hallowell Won’t Wait: Community-Driven Climate Action, a community event, is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium at 1 Winthrop St. The guest speakers will be A Climate to Thrive’s Executive Director Johannah Blackman and Solar Coordinator Beth Woolfolk. After the presentation, Hallowell residents can have light refreshments and engage […]
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturns drug conviction of NY man stopped while exiting bus in Augusta
The state’s highest court has found an anonymous tip is not enough to justify stopping and questioning a person.
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Army Reserve veteran searches for his long-lost duffel bag and offers reward to anyone who finds it
Bruce Livingston, 77, of Hallowell was a member of the Army Reserve’s 619th Transportation Co. when his original duffel bag was swapped for another more than 50 years ago.
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Whitefield Lions Club names Peace Poster Contest winners
The Whitefield Lions Club has announced this year’s winners of its annual Peace Poster Contest. They are Madyson Glidden of Whitefield, Avery Childs of Palermo, Aurora Peabody of Jefferson Village, Skyler McColet of Chelsea and Zoie Elliot of Windsor. For more than three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have sponsored a special art contest […]
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Augusta’s closed Chipotle may be forced to reopen, but only some former workers say they’d come back
Employees who suddenly lost their jobs when they tried to make Augusta the first Chipotle location in the country to unionize are split on returning if a judge rules the restaurant must reopen because of alleged labor law violations.
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Week In Photos Oct. 28-Nov. 4, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Sidney society to hold Veterans Day event Nov. 11
The Sidney Historical Society plans to hold a Veterans Day event Friday, Nov. 11. The event will start at 11 a.m. with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Town Hall’s memorial site. This will be followed by a short honors program inside the town’s Grange, according to a news release from Jeff Frost of the Sidney […]
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SNAPSHOT: Pine Tree Camp Flutie 5K raises more than $10K
Pine Tree Camp’s fall foliage wasn’t the only thing showing off Oct. 22 in Rome. One hundred fourteen runners, walkers, wheelchair-rollers and even a team of dinosaurs showed their colors at the first-ever Flutie 5K at Pine Tree Camp, raising more than $10,000 to support Maine people with disabilities. Check out other upcoming area […]