The city needs to be better at getting its “message” out, across all forms of media for a variety of departments, officials say.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Somerville farm family holds Yule Goat celebration to support school in India
Pumpkin Vine Farm plans to continue incorporating fundraising for causes part of its event repertoire.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley launches community fundraising for new complex
With a ground breaking planned for April, officials at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley aim to raise the remaining $3 million to pay for the new, larger facility in Gardiner.
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Gardiner’s Dingley Block nears next phase as mercantile buildings are remade
Alan Claude and Erin Skehan are planning to open their Water Street gallery next spring in the historic site they bought earlier this year from Gardiner Main Street.
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Tweens test robots, their thinking and presentation skills during the FIRST Lego League state championship in Augusta
Teams are judged in three categories: robot design, project and core values.
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5 Questions: Wagging Tails Grooming Salon
Wagging Tails Grooming Salon, which has been open in Winthrop for about five years, is a dog and cat groomer at 127 Main St., Winthrop.
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Federal funding helps foster ‘regenerative farming’ in central Maine, officials say
A working group of about 20 recommended keeping the funding percentages the same at a Tuesday meeting in Whitefield.
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Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Augusta, police say
Dana Banister, of Augusta, was hit by a vehicle at 7:16 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Western Avenue and Sewall Street, according to police.
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New Augusta police station a better value than renovating old, officials say
Either a new, or renovated old, police station would have to meet building codes that require public safety buildings to be “the last building standing” in disasters.
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Governor’s Blaine House decorations commemorate women in Maine history
Gov. Janet Mills’ theme of “Women in Maine History” included decorations and displays marking the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Maine and more.