AUGUSTA — Award-winning historian and author Alan Taylor is to present “Freedom, Slavery, and Maine Statehood in 1820” at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at Central Church, 20 Mission Ave. Taylor’s presentation will be the sixth of a series of lectures sponsored by Old Fort Western and the Maine Bicentennial Commission. A 1977 graduate of […]
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Randolph voters donate $100,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley
Residents vote Wednesday night at the Town Meeting to help the organization fund the cost of a new facility.
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Fire in bathroom exhaust fan destroys Whitefield house
Two families lived at the property at 736 East River Road — one in the house, the other in the apartment above the garage. While the house is still standing, it is a total loss, but the garage was saved.
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Changes come to Gardiner Public Library as longtime leaders retire
Friday marks Scott Handville’s last day at the library, after four decades as assistant director. Library Director Anne Davis, who is also retiring this year.
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MaineGeneral continues to establish pop-up vaccine clinics, with 10 in August
The health system is also offering free vaccinations at all of its primary care practices.
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Hallowell to hold 2-week scavenger hunt
Hallowell’s “Downtown-to-Woods Scavenger Hunt,” is to run from Saturday, July 31, to Sunday, Aug. 15. The two-week event has been organized by Vision Hallowell, the Hallowell Conservation Commission and Kennebec Land Trust. People can visit some of the many businesses that have opened recently or reconnect with old favorites downtown. Hallowell’s Vaughan Woods has been […]
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Augusta Skate Park addition construction underway
A Missouri company specializing in skate park projects is building the addition at Williams Park.
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Convicted killer’s Riverview escape conviction overturned by state’s top court
Mark Ian Gessner had his conviction overturned and the charge dismissed after a ruling Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, which said he had been improperly tried for the same criminal incident twice.
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Longtime Richmond teacher, coach to take on elementary principal role
Troy Kendrick has been hired as principal of Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond, following Tom McKee’s decision to return to teaching.
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Vassalboro man who allegedly stole ashes, geckos, indicted on domestic violence, burglary charges
A Kennebec County grand jury handed up indictments July 22 and 23.