Scout Boudreau was only 19 months old in 2011 when her father completed a 5K trail run at Bond Brook Recreation Area while pushing her in a stroller. This week, she returned to complete the course under her own power.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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New Augusta group to make plan to help homeless, better coordinate city resources
A facilitator hopes to have strategic plan in about seven months to more efficiently and effectively help homeless people in the Augusta area.
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At 88, Dresden’s newest first selectman says he’s just getting started
Gary Getchell decided to run for local office so people had options when voting. Now he’s ready to serve.
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Week In Photos June 21-28, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Hilary Koch: After the debate, Biden must step aside. The stakes are too high
The first presidential debate was a wake-up call for everyone who understands the threat poised to this country by Donald Trump.
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Commentary: Any day is Flag Day
Be proud of what the American flag stands for, writes a museum curator.
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Manchester fire chief charged with pretending to be law enforcement officer
Hallowell police allege that Manchester Fire Chief Francis R. Wozniak had blue lights installed on a town of Manchester-owned pickup truck and told people he was the town ‘constable,’ a position that does not exist.
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Bicyclist on 700-mile trek for peace, aid in Gaza pedals through central Maine
Bob Sanders passed through the Augusta area Thursday — one stop in a tour of the three northern New England states to raise funds to support humanitarian aid in Gaza and other causes.
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Augusta assisted living facility with history of violations slated to close in July
Capitol City Manor, a 29-bed facility on State Street, was under investigation in recent months for reports of abuse and neglect.
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Backyard Naturalist: A really big spider sends us scrambling
A fishing spider found on a basement floor got the columnist and his grandson looking for a jar big enough to contain it, writes Dana Wilde.