ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two opportunities for livestock owners to get updates on forage resources and crop insurance starting at 10 a.m and again at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9. “Got Livestock, Need Hay?” will feature UMaine Extension professor Rick Kersbergen sharing information for livestock owners on assessing how much […]
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
Maranacook Community High School honor roll
Students recognized for academic achievement for the first quarter.
Fate of Kennebec County’s Melville Fuller statue debated
A public hearing Tuesday draws a wide range of comments and suggestions about the statue honoring the former chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who presided over the court when the “separate but equal” doctrine was enshrined into U.S. law, paving the way for decades of racial segregation.
Manchester woman injured after high winds down trees on Hammonds Grove home
Herta Freeman sustained large lacerations on her head, but was largely unharmed, after being pinned under debris after a tree fell on her son’s home Monday night.
St. Mark’s Christmas fair to be held online Dec. 5-10
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Waterville, hosts a Christmas Fair every year on the first Saturday in December. This year the fair is different, an online event. Rather than the usual one-day event, this year’s fair runs from Saturday, Dec. 5, through Thursday, Dec. 10. Spearheaded by parish members John DeWitt of Sidney, Mary Ellen Johnston […]
Augusta police searching for man who gave wrong name after Thanksgiving arrest
Police have a warrant out for the arrest of Jason Hewett, 35, of Fayette, who gave the name of a relative when he was arrested Thursday.
Augusta courthouse remains closed as another two employees test positive for COVID-19
The Capital Judicial Center is expected to remain closed to the public all week due to a lack of staff. It is slated to reopen to the public Monday, Dec. 7.
Storm causes thousands of power outages across central Maine
As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, Central Maine Power Co. reported 9,783 power outages across Kennebec County, or slightly more than 13% of CMP’s customers in the county.
Temple Academy honor roll
Students recognized for academic achievement for the first quarter.
Historical society honors Manchester’s oldest citizen
Muriel Tabbutt was presented with a special cane Nov. 21, crafted by Maine Cabin Masters.