Voters at Town Meeting endorsed the change by approving salary and benefits for appointed town office staff.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
Honeybee swarm collection service offered
Knox-Lincoln County Beekeepers offer guidance on extractions from homes, buildings, other structures.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Acadia Files’ and ‘Swan Island in the Kennebec’
An excellent science tale for young readers and the first of three historical novels about early settlers in Maine
The Harlow to offer two July workshops
Woodblock Printmaking and Intro to Drawing will be taught.
Lucky Clark On Music: Katie Matzell talks about upcoming concert
Portland-based singer-songwriter to perform July 5 at Waterville’s Castonguay Square.
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Echo in the Canyon’
Film talk and musical album bouncing back from sensual Peter Max-colored 60s and 70s, Devine writes.
Impact of Maine’s $300,000 impaired driving testing vehicle hard to measure
State officials said the goal of deploying the truck is to deter impaired driving, which is difficult to show with data.
Dana Wilde: Cleanliness is next to spiderliness
A close look at how spiders defecate reveals how they go out of their way to keep their surroundings clean, Dana Wilde writes.
Cardboard canoe race, fireworks to highlight Monmouth Beach Party
The fourth annual event, at Monmouth Center Beach, also will feature fireworks, music, and craft and food vendors on July 6.
Neighbors keep up opposition to proposed Richmond subdivision
The town’s Planning Board was urged to deny several waivers sought for a 14-lot subdivision off U.S. Route 201.