Performing arts center’s request for $350,000, filed through the office of U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, is one of 10 requests Golden’s staff has forwarded for consideration in the appropriations process for funding to be awarded later this year.
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Kennebec County budget undergoes first review
County officials are proposing a $14.3 million spending plan, a 5.12% overall budget increase, which could mean nearly a 5.7% hike in what’s raised through property taxes in Kennebec County.
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Central Maine residents indicted on fentanyl trafficking charges, could forfeit $75,000
A Kennebec County grand jury indicted more than 20 people recently on drug charges.
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Catholic youth program to be offered this summer
Hundreds of Maine teens and children can participate in a weeklong Catholic youth program for grades 1 to 12. Totus Tuus will be presented in 10 Maine communities this summer. The program is organized by the Diocese of Portland’s Office of Vocations. Teams of men and women, including seminarians and college students, are hired each […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
In-person Travis Mills Walk-athon to return May 19
AUGUSTA — A labor of love and service at St. Michael School will return next week after shifting to become a virtual event last year because of the pandemic. The annual St. Michael School and Travis Mills Walk-athon will be held inside and outside the school on Wednesday, May 19. In 2020, an exercise challenge […]
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Conservation burial grounds talk set for May 4
Winthrop’s Kennebec Land Trust’s staff will present a Winthrop Adult Education course, “Introduction to Conservation Burial Grounds,” from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Baldwin Hill on Baldwin Hill Road in Fayette. Staff at Family First Funeral Homes will also answer questions about the importance of planning ahead for conservation burial and their […]
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Teen center to hold May Day events at Mill Park
The Augusta Teen Center will hold its First May Day Auction and cornhole tournament from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at Mill Park on Water Street. The day outdoors is to be filled with food, music and auction items, giving the community an opportunity to come together, learn about the center and […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Early draft of Gardiner-area school budget includes local share increases
While the Maine School Administrative District 11’s overall spending plan for 2021-2022 is still a ‘work in progress,’ its adult education and school nutrition budgets were OK’d by the Finance Committee.
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Dana Wilde: The April pilgrimage
I wonder, when we reach the promised lands of June, July and August, if it will be record hot again this year, writes Dana Wilde.
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Cony High School recognizes honor students
AUGUSTA — Cony High School has announced its third-quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Emily Atigian, Maisie Bechard, Jack Begin, Elijah Bezanson, Lucy Buck, Andrea Chabot, Mandy Cooper, Hunter Davis, Kyle Douin, Abbie Fielding, Casey Gallant, Alicia Groves, Danielle Haines, Kiara Henry, Amanda Jorgensen, Tessa Jorgensen, Camden Kinsey […]