Online event fundraiser will support the center’s farmer training programs and commitment to connecting the community to fresh, nutritious food year-round.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Common Ground Country Fair announces keynote speakers
This year’s event will be held in an online format Sept. 25-27.
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MaineGeneral officials, Gardiner residents talk about hospital redevelopment
Paul Stein, MaineGeneral’s chief operating officer, acknowledged hospital officials should have met with neighborhood residents while making decisions about the Dresden Avenue property.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Oakland-based RSU 18 teachers’ union calls for talks over safety as school begins
RSU 18 educators represented by the Maine Education Association called for school to be delayed Friday over COVID-19 concerns. With school beginning this week, talks will be scheduled soon.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Gardiner officials grapple with emerging cannabis market
A group of Gardiner residents is seeking a temporary ban for new cannabis-related businesses in the city, even as another potential retailer seeks a license for a dispensary on Water Street.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Man, 59, wounded when shot in Chelsea
The man, whom police did not identify, contacted the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office early Monday to say he had been shot near a residence on Wellman Road.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Things to Do
Early Evening Show to be streamed Sept. 5 from Johnson Hall
The Early Evening Show, Mike Miclon’s spoof of a Late-Night talk-Show, will be live over the internet for an evening of comedy, music, and improvisations at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, from the stage of Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. in Gardiner.. Each show will feature physical comedian, Jason Tardy, mad jugglers, Shane & Collin […]
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Artist Sally Loughridge shares recent artwork at Archipelago in Rockland
South Bristol painter Sally Loughridge returns to Archipelago at 386 Main St., in Rockland, with new sea and landscapes through Saturday, Sept. 19. For more than 18 years, she has exhibited her artwork at the Island Institute’s store, home to unique original art, craft, and design representing the best of Maine’s islands and coast. This […]
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Central Maine theaters take cautious steps toward fall season
Theaters and event centers are taking different approaches to welcoming people back through their doors as they wait to see when public health restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19 might loosen.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Lithgow Library announces same day browsing by appointment
AUGUSTA — Lithgow Public Library’s most popular collections for adults will be available to browse starting Monday, Aug. 31. Patrons can browse the latest new materials on the 1st floor landing (new fiction, non-fiction, large print, DVD’s, audio books and graphic works), as well as the general DVD and audiobook collections in the Historic Wing, […]