The event will feature research biologists from the Department of Marine Resources.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
UMaine Extension offers research updates for agricultural industry
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer five research updates specific to the agricultural industry at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10. According to a news release from the Orono extension office, presentations by UMaine Extension assistant professor and plant pathologist Alicyn Smart, Maine Potato Board agronomist Jake Dyer, and UMaine graduate students Kedi Li, Sylvia […]
Inmate at Kennebec County jail tests positive for COVID-19
Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason says the male inmate is in a quarantine block in Augusta.
Augusta manager picks veteran firefighter as city’s next fire chief
The City Council will vote on the appointment of Dave Groder, a firefighter in Augusta for the last 33 years, on Thursday.
Hallowell City Council allocates up to $8,000 to hire consultant to help find new city manager
The funding will come out of contingency and will go toward hiring a consultant that will assist the City Council in finding candidates for the job.
Gardiner-area Boys & Girls Clubs seeks city support
The Gardiner City Council is expected to hear a presentation on the construction project at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley and a request for $500,000 to help the club meet its $10 million fundraising goal.
Kennebec County facilities manager charged in sexual assault case
James Saucier, 58, of Belgrade, has been charged by Augusta police with three counts of gross sexual assault involving a 45-year-old woman.
Nor’easter dumps more than 6 inches of snow on central Maine
Snow started Monday evening and was expected to continue into Tuesday evening, with wind gusts and some outages reported as the storm blew into the region.
Raffle to benefit Kennebec Behavioral Health, Bread of Life Soup Kitchen
Drawing will be held Feb. 8.
Love of fish to be celebrated by Upstream
Final Fish Passage Engineering Report and options at Two Dams to be unveiled.