Augusta fills two key leadership positions from within, with councilors confirming appointments of Earl Kingsbury as director of community services and Margaret Noel as director of the Augusta Civic Center.
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Augusta’s July 4 parade prompts street closings
The city’s Fourth of July parade will prompt street closings on Sunday, from State House through downtown and across the Kennebec River to Augusta City Center.
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Indictments made on drug, assault charges in Kennebec County
A Kennebec County grand jury handed up indictments last week.
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Legal opinion says Belgrade marina not eligible for additional permitting
The town planning board discussed Shawn Grant’s application for a shoreland zoning permit Thursday evening.
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Authorities rule Somerville death a homicide
Officials say Joel Williams, 48, died as the result of gunshot wounds following an altercation Wednesday.
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MaineGeneral discontinues Augusta’s COVID-19 mass vaccination site
MaineGeneral will continue working with camps, schools and businesses, as well as establishing pop-up clinics in communities with lower than average vaccination rates, to provide vaccinations.
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Spectrum Generations returns to in-person programs, services
After a year full of obstacles and challenges for Spectrum Generations and the central Maine communities it serves, the organization invites the public to its Hallowell and Waterville facilities for open house barbecues to mark the official relaunch of all in-person programs and services. The events are to be held from 11 a.m. to 1 […]
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Historical society to feature early Franco-American office holder
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society plans to host author Douglas Rooks, in his talk about remarkable Mainer Albert Beliveau from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 8. The society’s regular monthly meeting is to follow. Beliveau was the youngest county attorney in Maine when he was elected in Oxford County in 1914, and the first […]
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Hall-Dale school lists 2nd semester honor students
FARMINGDALE — Hall-Dale Middle and High School has announced the following students were named to its second-semester honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 6 — Magna cum laude: Kalieah Borja, Flannery Brady, Keala Dixon, Madden Fleming, Cole Gauthier, Colby Keene and Hannah Rauch. Cum laude: Fiona Breslin, Abby Dyer, Karter Eldridge, Madison Gray, […]
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Neighbors Driving Neighbors seeks drivers, plans upcoming events
Neighbors Driving Neighbors, which provides free transportation to elderly and non-driving neighbors in Belgrade, Fayette, Mount Vernon, Rome and Vienna, is looking for volunteer drivers to transport individuals in need of a ride to their medical appointment, the grocery store or pharmacy, the food pantry, or anywhere they want to go. Volunteers use their own […]