Three members of the Augusta Board of Education organized the weeklong effort to provide meals to Augusta school staff as they prepare to start instruction during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Augusta man strangled pregnant woman twice before she fled apartment, police allege
Police allege the victim was also threatened and restrained by Patrick L. Sullivan, 24, and escaped from him after grabbing a knife and her child.
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Jefferson motorcyclist killed after striking construction barricade, police say
Michael Bowden, 62, was in the crash Tuesday on State Route 218 in Alna, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
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RSU 18 2020-21 bus routes announced
Schools in the district include Atwood Primary School, Belgrade Central School, China Middle School, China Primary School, James H. Bean School, Messalonskee High School, Messalonskee Middle School and Williams Elementary School.
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BBBS of Mid-Maine to host two Golf Fore Kids’ Sake tournaments
Register now for events Sept. 4 in Belgrade Lakes and Sept. 25 in Rockport.
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Deadline extended for Strand youth short film competition to Oct. 31
Rockland’s Strand Youth Film Fest is for filmmakers entering fifth grade through senior year of the 2020-2021 academic year.
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UMaine Extension offers pollinator-friendly garden certification
Gardens created to attract essential pollinators are the focus of a new pollinator-friendly garden certification available from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program at extension.umaine.edu, according to a news release from the Orono-based extension office. Pollinator-friendly gardens provide food and habitat for native insects and animals in a dedicated garden space. […]
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UMaine Extension 4-H virtual exhibit hall open through Sept. 15
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Maine Cooperative Extension created a virtual exhibit hall for Maine 4-H members in lieu of traditional exhibits normally shown during fair season, according to a news release from the Orono-based extension office. UMaine Extension 4-H members from across the state have entered more than 180 projects to […]
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Rick Smith of Skowhegan awarded first Trek Across Maine Virtual Volunteer Award
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time in the history of the Trek Across Maine event, organizers created the Virtual Volunteer Award for the hundreds of volunteers who typically volunteer for the physical three-day event, according to a news release from the American Lung Association of Maine, based in Augusta. Rick Smith of […]
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New York man with past central Maine drug conviction indicted on trafficking charge
A Kennebec County grand jury recently handed up indictments on several drug trafficking cases.