Sunday marks the first time the farm has hosted its harvest festival since 2019.
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Consultants outline ideas for revitalizing downtown Hallowell
Possible improvements include enhancing Front Street, renovating the soon-to-be-vacated Harlow Gallery at 100 Water St. into a community space and creating an Urban Renewal Authority.
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Augusta police investigate report of armed robbery at Camden National bank
No injuries were reported as a result of the incident and no one has been arrested, police said.
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Scrummy Afters wraps up season by bringing Harry Potter to Hallowell
The candy shop offered a plethora of treats and held a costume and pumpkin contest. Proceeds from the event benefited the Hallowell Food Pantry.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Augusta library to host improv theater Oct. 22
AUGUSTA — The Marti Stevens Interactive Improvisational Theater is scheduled to perform at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St. The theater, in partnership with Spectrum Generations of Central Maine, has been awarded a 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant. The group will perform scenarios about the challenges many Maine citizens […]
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Belgrade camp holds annual haunted woods event
BELGRADE — Ghouls, skeletons, princesses, dinosaurs, aliens and Imperial Storm Troopers gathered in the woods of Belgrade and around Great Pond Oct. 1 for the annual Haunted Woods program at Camp Bomazeen. “Haunted Woods is a lot of fun,” said Bomazeen Camp Director Julie McKenney of Belgrade, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, […]
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Displeasure with solar projects at Interstate 95 interchanges prompts Augusta officials to seek additional regulations
City officials acknowledge the city’s solar development rules don’t apply to the state’s under-construction solar farms, but say the highly visible projects have prompted many residents to have reservations about allowing too much solar development in Augusta.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
High costs, loss of local identity drive Litchfield to consider withdrawing from RSU 4
The town is not officially withdrawing from the school district, but a committee met for the first time Thursday to begin discussing options the town has if residents decide to more forward.
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More than 10,000 power outages reported in central Maine in wake of autumn storm
The slow-moving storm knocked out power across central Maine during the day Friday, with the bulk of the outages reported in Kennebec County, many due to fallen trees.
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Week In Photos Oct. 7-14, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.