Free outdoor experiences for military service members, veterans, Goldstar families, and responders of manmade and natural disasters such as the attacks on 9/11 and others.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Fall Black Bear Hunts offered to active duty service members
Pine Grove Programs is offering a limited number of free three-day Fall Black Bear Hunts over bait for the 2020 Maine Black Bear Hunting season to active duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star Family members, according to a news release from the Pleasant Ridge-based nonprofit organization. The trip will include a three-day, […]
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Share the Road with Carol 2020 planned for Sept. 13
Fourth annual event held in memory of the late Dr. Carol Eckert.
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Frances Perkins Center hosts virtual garden party Aug. 16
Inspired by Frances Perkins’ legacy, the Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle is rising to the challenges of our time. Each time she faced difficulty, Perkins, ever a problem solver, would not merely carry on — she forged ahead. In that spirit, the organization hopes you’ll join them as they transform the traditional August garden party […]
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Rare blue lobster arrives at Hallowell Seafood & Produce
The likelihood of catching a blue lobster is one in 2 million, according to the University of Maine Lobster Institute.
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Two from Augusta, one from New York City arrested on drug charges
Police: Search of Gage Street residence Wednesday afternoon turned up illegal drugs and a gun.
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Maine Supreme Court questions Melville Fuller statue outside Kennebec courthouse
The monument honors the Augusta-born former chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was part of the majority in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that maintained racial segregation with the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine.
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CTV-7 returns to familiar channel 7 spot in television lineup
The Augusta-area local access station, like others in Maine, was forced to move to channels in the 1300s by cable company Spectrum, where local officials were concerned it would be hard to find.
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Dana Wilde: Spiders in the day lilies
Little did we know in June that a veritable summer colony of nursery web spider families was setting up in the garden, writes Dana Wilde.
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Help needed to check trees for invasive species
During August, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the United States Department of Agriculture are asking the public to take a couple of minutes to check trees in their communities and forests for invasive insects. August is the peak time of year to see adult wood-boring insects, and the activity of other […]