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Hallowell environmentalist recognized for her efforts

by Chris Bouchard July 31, 2022August 1, 2022

Rosemary Presnar was recently named 2022 Old Hallowell Day Citizen of the Year.

Richmond Days returns with nostalgia and a bang

by Jessica Lowell July 30, 2022July 30, 2022

The annual event, organized and put on by the town of Richmond, brought people out to celebrate summer with games, food, music and a dip in the Kennebec River Saturday, after a two-year break.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State

West Gardiner Rod & Gun club honors Mert Hickey with range dedication

by Jessica Lowell July 30, 2022August 1, 2022

In appreciation of the donation of land that made a new and improved shooting range possible, the members of the West Gardiner Rod & Gun Club dedicated its range to Mert Hickey, the longtime selectman and community supporter who died in January.

Community, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel

Mills foundation to host open house Aug. 6 in Rome

July 30, 2022July 21, 2022

Visitors welcome to tour the property and meet Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Travis Mills.

Community, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel

August Book Walk set for Palermo

July 30, 2022July 29, 2022

PALERMO — The Palermo Community Library plans to hold a Book Walk from Friday, Aug. 5 through Monday, Sept. 5. Participants can read a book while hiking the Palermo Preserve trails at 1401 Turner Ridge Road. The featured story is “Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit” by Chris Van Dusen. As families walk along the wooded […]

Kennebec Journal, Local & State

Augusta council action on beleaguered Kennebec Arsenal property delayed again after feisty hearing

by Keith Edwards July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

City officials estimate it could take $30 million to refurbish the historic but dilapidated property so it could be occupied again, but the property owner and would-be developer disputes many city claims.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime

Police: 3 arrested at Augusta camper after drug bust nets cocaine, guns, money

by Staff Report July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

Law enforcement officers who included city police and agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency made the arrests Thursday at a camper on Blair Road.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime

Sidney man enters insanity plea in second trial on decade-old sexual assault charges against a child

by Keith Edwards July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

Eric Bard, 32, faces a second trial after his previous conviction was overturned by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court because the district court judge who presided over the first trial improperly met with the prosecution without a lawyer for the defense present.