If residents approve of appropriating up to $3.1 million for the project, a fiber-to-the-home service offered by Matrix Design Group could become available in late 2024.
Kennebec Journal
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Halloween Trail of Terror set for Oct. 28, 29 in Union
The Friends of Union Fair plan to sponsor its annual Halloween Trail of Terror from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29, at 175 Fairgrounds Lane in Union. The trail is an after-dark, outdoors, escorted walking event through the barns and around the grounds of the Union Fairground. The core team […]
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Vassalboro school group holds food truck night
Vassalboro Community School’s parent-teacher organization recently held a food truck night at the school as a fundraiser for the Michaud Family. Ira Michaud is the principal of the Vassalboro Community School, and his son is battling a very rare cancer. Michaud is himself a Cubmaster, and his son Ian is a Cub Scout. Vassalboro Pack […]
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Augusta library to host singer, member of Hallowell-based band Nov. 1
Karen Grimshaw, a singer, songwriter and member of Hallowell-based band The Blenders, is scheduled to perform at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St. in Augusta. Inspired by her rural Kansas roots and a childhood spent listening to her parents’ diverse record collection, Grimshaw crafts songs that blend folk, blues […]
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Hallowell Halloween to kick off with costume parade Oct. 29
The Hallowell Board of Trade plans to present a Hallowell Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 29, starting with a costume parade. Participants can meet in costume at 5:45 p.m. at 199 Water St. The parade, set to start at 6 p.m., continues north to the Granite City Waterfront Park. A Burning Man Bonfire will start at […]
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Candidates for District 2 on the Kennebec County Commissioners seek more transparency in county government
Democrat Charlotte Warren and Republican Joseph Pietroski Jr. are vying for the seat being vacated by Nancy Rines, who is not seeking reelection.
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Halloween events serve up spooky fun across central Maine
Costumes and candy ruled Sunday at the Litchfield Fairgrounds for the Regional School Unit 4 PTA Trunk or Treat, an annual event celebrating Halloween, and one of dozens of events and displays scheduled between now and the end of October.
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Morning Sentinel, Kennebec Journal staff take top honors at annual Maine press ceremony
The Maine Press Association’s annual awards ceremony was held Saturday at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel & Event Center in Bar Harbor.
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Gardiner nonprofit to host Halloween costume event for children Oct. 30
The fundraiser will benefit Johnson Hall to help with programming of shows and artists in the schools.
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Rome-based retreat to host tour of new health, wellness center Oct. 30
ROME — The Travis Mills Foundation plans to hold an open house for its new Health and Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at the 1002 Watson Pond Road retreat in Rome. It took exactly one year from groundbreaking to ribbon cutting on the $7 million facility, which includes an […]