County officials are looking for input from cities, towns and nonprofits across the county on how to spend $23.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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AppleFest returns to Monmouth
After a year when the annual fall festival shifted to a drive-through pie sale, AppleFest returned Saturday as an event that celebrates both Monmouth’s history and the opportunity for friends to gather.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Central Maine schools don’t just need bus drivers, they need ed techs and substitute teachers, too
Turns out central Maine schools need educational technicians, as well as substitute teachers even more than bus drivers, in some cases.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Kennebec Behavioral Health to sponsor 100 students in Hope 5K
Proceeds are to benefit Crisis & Counseling Centers’ goal to make mental health and substance use disorder care accessible to all.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta mentor, youth coach, basketball fan Ed Coffin dies
Coach Coffin, who had his own seat at the Augusta Civic Center, served two terms on the Augusta City Council and founded E.S. Coffin Engineering & Surveying.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
China man arrested after kicking, biting officers at traffic stop of another driver, police allege
Police say Brent Allen Elisens, over the last four to six weeks, has stopped to question police multiple times.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Longtime Monmouth Academy educator leaving principal role
Rick Amero, a Monmouth Academy graduate who has spent more than 30 years in various roles at the school, will become the director of the Waldo County Technical Center in mid-October.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Historic Readfield clock returns to Union Meeting House
The Readfield Union Meeting House board of trustees hopes to have the entire building restored by its 200th anniversary in 2028.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
State clerks’ association honors Waterville’s deputy clerk
Sarah Cross, Waterville’s deputy clerk, was recognized Sept. 16 by the Maine Town & City Clerks’ Association with the 2021 Deputy Clerk of the Year Award. Cross was nominated by her clerk, whose nomination was bolstered by letters of support from the manager, tax collector, code enforcement officer, warden, and administrative clerk. Cross has served […]
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Kennebec Valley Golf Fore Kids’ Sake recognizes winning teams
Golf Fore Kids’ Sake raised more than $48,000 in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters, which mentors youths in Kennebec and Somerset counties.