After a Slates employee took a public stand on Facebook, owner Wendy Larson was caught in the crossfire of social justice advocates pushing her to ban white supremacists from her restaurant.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Educators learn about teaching African American history, slavery in Maine
Shay Stewart-Bouley, executive director of the Boston-based civil rights organization Community Change Inc. and creator of the “Black Girl in Maine” website, tells Maine audience its “no longer enough to be a nonracist.”
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Gardiner welcomes new planning and economic development director
Tracey Steuber, who helped fill Lisbon’s empty storefronts, was drawn to the Gardiner job because of the city’s potential for growth.
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Chad Cummings answers Five Questions
The owner of Cummings Greenhouse and Produce talks about the importance of hustling to get all the work done.
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Augusta council to discuss going after unpaid ambulance bills
In a typical year, about $250,000 in unpaid ambulance bills go uncollected.
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Two-car accident snares traffic in Augusta Tuesday night
Two were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after an accident near the intersection of Kelton Road and Hospital Street.
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Maine veterans can now receive urgent care without a referral through VA-connected facilities
Provisions of the MISSION Act get veterans access to more convenient care.
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Gardiner woman pleads guilty to threatening man with knife
The felony charge will be dismissed if Lindsay Merrill, 37, complies with a plea agreement.
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New York man pleads guilty to conspiring to sell drugs in central Maine
Quinton Spinks, 35, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine, according to U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank.
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Kennebec Journal Aug. 6 police log
Augusta area police reports for Aug. 6, 2019.