Honorees include Paul Austin, Robert Ouellette, Earl Sussaman, Ronald Hall, Joseph Paquette and Max Ashburn.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
AuCoin requests ballot inspection, recount after two-vote loss in Hallowell mayoral race
City Clerk Diane Polky said candidates Maureen AuCoin and George Lapointe, along with a representative of each, will inspect the 1,792 ballots this Friday. The ballots are to be recounted Friday, Nov. 20.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta to return to remote city meetings due to rising COVID cases
City councilors have been meeting in-person in a room at the Augusta Civic Center setup for social distancing but will return to meeting online-only due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Maine.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Winthrop’s four sets of father-son firefighters define service to community
Fire Chief Dan Brooks said about one-third of his department is made up of father-son firefighters, which is key to keeping the volunteer department staffed.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
West Gardiner facility only one in Maine producing urban wood slabs
Niles Krech and Steve Pracher started the Maine Urban Timber Co. after realizing there was no other business in the state producing urban live slab lumber.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
UMaine at Augusta, Farmington partner to offer nursing program
As nurses in central Maine reach retirement age, 3,000 positions are expected to open over the next five years.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Politics
Hundreds gather for ‘recount the vote’ rally in Augusta
The Saturday rally was held a half hour after the presidential election was called for Joe Biden.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Augusta Public Schools announce another possible COVID-19 case; Hussey Elementary to go remote for one more week
The student with the probable positive is quarantining and families have been notified of close contact.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Ron Kley to give Zoom talk Nov. 12
Presentation hosted by Winthrop Maine Historical Society.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Kate Flora to speak Nov. 11 at Vose Library
UNION — Vose Library will continue its Zoom with Vose Wednesdays at 6 p.m. on Nov. 11 with Maine Author, Kate Flora. Flora will share her journey of editing and publishing her late mother’s novel “The Corpse in the Compost” by A. Carmen Clark through a draft manuscript that had been started before her death […]