AUGUSTA — United Way of Kennebec Valley launched its 2021 fundraising season with $1,033,297 in committed early support at the virtual campaign kickoff. Twenty-four businesses reported early campaign success to a crowd of more than 90 people through Zoom Sept. 15. Andrew Silsby, president & CEO of Kennebec Savings Bank, is chairing United Way’s annual […]
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Cony, Maranacook graduates receive scholarships
AUGUSTA — Thomas Trafton and Olivia Varney have been awarded scholarships from The Benjamin Apthorp Gould Fuller and Harriet S. Williams Fuller Memorial Fund and The Horace Williams Memorial Fund. Trafton is a Maranacook High School graduate attending Boston College and enrolled at the Carroll School of Management. Varney is a Cony High School graduate attending […]
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Washington library to feature creations by Appleton Rug Hookers
WASHINGTON — The art and handiwork of the Appleton Rug Hookers is scheduled to be on display through October at Gibbs Library at 40 Old Union Road. The rugs are a colorful reflection of rural life, blending traditional and updated subjects and techniques. The show includes three Blue Ribbon winners from the Union Fair. According […]
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Elm City Bridge Club names Sept. 21 winners
FAIRFIELD — Winners at the Elm City Bridge Club’s Sept. 21 game were Sylvia Palmer and Tom Nelson. Suzon Morrison and David Bourque placed second, Ed and Joyce Rushton placed third, and Willie Pouliot and and Jessie Gunther tied with Helen Murphy and Barbara Terhune for fourth. The club meets at noon every Tuesday at […]
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Vassalboro crash sends 3 to the hospital
Three people were taken to the hospital Thursday after a head-on crash around 11 a.m. on Riverside Drive that briefly closed down the roadway.
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Augusta plans to buy emergency vehicles, replace tennis courts, repair parking garage deck
A total of $4.4 million in capital improvement projects proposed for next year would require a vote by Augusta residents.
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Wiscasset Art Walk to feature Woolwich twig artist
WISCASSET — Susy Perrine, a self-described twig artist, is scheduled to build a garden structure out of that material from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, during the Wiscasset Art Walk. She’ll be under a tent on one of the grand sidewalks in Wiscasset Village. “I’m interested in the process almost as much as […]
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Gardiner-area school district reviews COVID-19 relief money plan
Maine School Administrative District 11 expects to receive nearly $3.6 million from the American Rescue Plan.
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Officials confirm human remains found in Falmouth belong to Richmond woman
Anneliese Heinig was last seen in Richmond in November 2019. The search for Heinig has centered around the Presumpscot River in Falmouth, where someone matching her description was seen on the shoulder of Interstate 295 two days earlier.
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Dana Wilde: Growing up in the woods
Watching a 4-year-old navigate nature, writes Dana Wilde, highlights the self reliance of Thoreau and Emerson.