Rob Gordon, the former executive director of the United Way of Kennebec Valley, says he has learned a lot about generosity and thoughtfulness from the people with whom he has worked for more than three decades.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Political opposites converse at Make Shift Coffee House in Hallowell
Attendees identified access climate change and inequality as some of the most important issues affecting the country right now.
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Five Questions: A look back at influences
Owners and executives at five business reflect on who or what influenced them to be in business.
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Week In Photos Jan. 12 – 18, 2020
Here are some of our favorite photos from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel from the past week.
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Waterville police seize $40K of drugs during Wednesday evening apartment search
Officers arrested Mayo Anthony Jones, 44, following a two-month, multi-agency investigation.
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Convicted killer seeks release from state custody
Mark Ian Gessner served 22 years for a 1994 Bath murder but remains in state custody at Riverview Psychiatric Center because he was found not criminally responsible on other charges.
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Winslow Catholic school to close at end of year, signaling decline in area’s Catholic population
St. John Catholic School, which once had as many as 350 students enrolled in the 1960s, will close at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, with enrollment at 34 children.
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Hallowell officials expect small overage on bond after Water Street reconstruction
City Manager Nate Rudy apologized Monday for giving the council “bad guidance” on where the city stood with funds from a $2.36 million bond.
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Log home a complete loss after Sidney fire
“It was an old log home … so it was really hot and dangerous. We went into defense mode all the way,” said the Sidney fire chief.
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Woman taken to hospital after crash at I-95 on-ramp in Augusta
Jefferson woman’s car was hit Wednesday as she was turning to head onto Interstate 95.