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Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Randolph residents to vote on $2.48 million budget at Town Meeting
Residents are to vote on 50 warrant articles at meeting scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Town Office.
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As Hatch Hill landfill fills up, Augusta to ponder plan for what’s next
With Augusta landfill projected to be at its current capacity in as few as five years, options could include expanding it vertically or closing it and opening a transfer station.
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Litchfield approves engineering funds for Woodbury Pond Dam repair
The $9,074.86 engineering expense falls directly between initial estimates, which ranged from $8,500 to $9,500.
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Land trust plans tour of Hewett Oak Hill
FAYETTE — Kennebec Land Trust is to host an opportunity to walk Hewett Oak Hill and take in the views of its newest conservation project at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29. The trust plans to purchase and permanently conserve 120 acres in Fayette, including a ridgeline just above Echo Lake and a mature hardwood-conifer woodland […]
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Winthrop author’s ‘The Goose Lady’ honors legacy of Augusta’s Marjorie Scott
The story of Marjorie Scott and Georgie the goose connected with many in the Augusta area, including Barbara Walsh, who turned it into a children’s book published early this year.
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Readfield Heritage Days to feature 3 days of festivities in mid-August
Event to return to full force this year after organizers were only able to offer fireworks in 2020.
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Augusta West Kampground prepares a massive, nearly mile-long Christmas lights display
Winthrop campground owner Kale Malmsten said he plans to keep the display up from late November to just after New Year’s.
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Kennebec County Administrator Robert Devlin to retire at year’s end
Devlin was hired as Kennebec County’s first administrator, after he lobbied the Maine State Legislature to allow counties the independent authority to hire professional managers without seeking permission from state lawmakers.
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Vienna hall to reopen with fundraising concert
VIENNA— The Vienna Union Hall at 5 Vienna Mountain Road is to reopen Saturday, July 31, after missing the 2020 season because of the coronavirus. The 7 p.m. show will be a fundraising concert featuring John Archard and the Hiram Knightly Band. Tickets will be available at the door with the suggested donation of $12. […]