Walk Around Wiscasset organizers invite strollers to help light up the village. “You be the Light” will be the theme of the evening with participants carrying — or wearing – lights. Only two days after the Autumnal Equinox, the final Walk Around Wiscasset will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. “Accessorize!” […]
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Augusta Job Corps to offer virtual information sessions Sept. 23 and 30
Job Corps will offer virtual information sessions at 11 a.m. Wednesday Sept. 23, and at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. Follow the link at Google Hangout: meet.google.com/dqb-arzd-nhj, according to a news release from Jeff Sneddon, Outreach and Admissions Counselor, Penobscot Job Corps in Augusta. Job Corps is a free federally funded academic and career training […]
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Schools and Education, Varsity Maine
Fall sports to happen in Gardiner-area school district, some in modified form
Athletic Director Nate Stubbert told the Maine School Administrative District 11 board of directors the soccer, cross-country and field hockey seasons will happen this fall at the high school and middle school levels. Stubbert also said the high school golf season is a go.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Gardiner continues debate on ‘normalizing’ marijuana
As city officials move closer to approving a temporary ban on more cannabis shops in the city, some people say normalizing marijuana is dangerous for young children and teenagers.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Winthrop woman, 64, dies after her pickup truck hits YMCA building in Manchester
Officials with the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office think Holly A. Wright might have experienced a medical problem before the one-vehicle accident.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Maine’s climate focus of Zoom program set for Sept. 24
Shri Verrill, an ecologist, to speak.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Cony Middle and High School will play fall sports
Hosting fall sports for students may “mitigate” the risk of COVID-19 exposure, according to Athletic Director Jon Millet, because then students would not turn to travel teams.
Posted inColumns, Kennebec Journal, Liz Soares, Local & State
Liz Soares: Times of crisis call for real leadership
Information is power and can help us avoid panic, writes Liz Soares, but unfortunately we are awash in misinformation.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Mid-Maine Chamber super raffle event to begin Sept. 28
This year’s Coldwell Banker Plourde Real Estate event will be a pre-recorded ticketed event.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
It’s free! All Maine K-12 students are eligible for free meals through December
Chrissy Michaud, food service director for Regional School Unit 2, said not enough families take advantage of this program and central Maine districts encourage parents to sign up.