Residents will be asked to OK the town joining a coalition looking into bringing high-speed broadband to the region.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Tractor-trailer spills Maine Avenue bridge concrete in Gardiner
The accident closed lower Church Street for the afternoon, as workers from Reed & Reed broke down the concrete into smaller pieces for removal.
advertisement
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta councilors vote to bring back waste supervisor
The former director of Hatch Hill, who was promoted to public works director in 2011, has continued to oversee the landfill but said the work has gotten to be too much.
Posted inColumns, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Joseph Owen: Iwo Jima flag-raising photo correction stirs questions about the past
The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that René Gagnon had been mistakenly identified among the group of six men credited with having been photographed while raising a large U.S. flag on Feb. 23, 1945 — a revelation that stirred memories for Joseph Owen of a quiet man who shied away from the limelight.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Schools and Education
Winthrop High School student charged after threatening social media post
Winthrop interim Superintendent Cornelia Brown said the student threatened to “harm students” at the high school early Thursday morning.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Homeless Veterans Stand Down ‘got the ball rolling’ for veteran to find housing, work
Saturday’s annual event at Togus will provide medical services, housing connections and other support to homeless veterans across Maine.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Storm causes outages along the coast, but minimal impact in central Maine
Augusta records 25-mile-per-hour winds and less than inch of rain, while along the coast nearly 3 inches of rain was measured and gusts were recorded up to 62 miles per hour.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
East Pittston main breaks prompts boil-water order
A break Saturday evening and a second in the early hours of Sunday mean that the 20 households in the East Pittston Water District have to boil their water until they get the all-clear.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Cony students get post-secondary school glimpse with Augusta employers
Middle- and high-schoolers took part in Aspirations Day on Wednesday, with speakers at the school and off-campus college and business visits.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta considers filling vacant landfill overseer position
Hatch Hill oversight position has been vacant since the former job-holder was promoted to public works director in 2011.