In the aftermath of the powerful storms that pushed through central Maine on Saturday, the cleanup has started at the Packard Road home of Deborah Fox, where an ash tree fell across the roof of her two-story home.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
New owner for Turnpike Mall in Augusta
Sun Equity Partners bought the property at the corner of Western Avenue and Whitten Road in Augusta with plans to lease new spaces and find tenants for more than 70,000 square feet of vacant retail space.
With 150 years combined, four teachers retire from Winthrop High School
In their own words, the outgoing teachers reflect on their careers and give advice to new educators.
Local contractor concerned with Farmingdale’s growing snow plowing costs
Town Meeting warrants from 2013 to present show a $114,500 increase in plowing costs, and only one company has bid on the work since 2014.
Sabattus Rec Blackjack 5K Run/Walk set
Prizes will be awarded to the first male and female finishers.
Renowned sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild at Skidompha Library
Event planned for July 11 in Damariscotta.
Skowhegan’s Desiderio, Lambert place in Arrive Alive contest
Mid-Maine Technical Center graduates took third place for their submitted video.
Shettleworth Jr. to speak at Winthrop event
Event hosted by the Winthrop Maine Historical Society.
15 new pieces of contemporary music debut at Colby College concert in Waterville
Three more new-music concerts are scheduled to be performed before the college’s Atlantic Music Festival ends July 28.
Washington’s Strawberry Festival kicks it up a notch
The Washington Ladies Guild, which organizes the festival, benefited this year from exposure via a TV report about the event, which is in its 72nd year.