The Gardiner Hannaford at 40 Main Ave. experienced its worst flooding damage in nearly 40 years during the Dec. 18 storm, which flooded most of downtown Gardiner and downtown Hallowell.
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Lewiston shooting victim’s memory honored at Winthrop art gallery
The exhibit honoring Peyton Brewer-Ross at the Art:Works on Main gallery will run though February and will potentially spotlight other victims of the Lewiston mass shooting.
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Man sought in Waterville murder in December returns to Maine
Spridal Hubiak, 20, who was wanted on a charge of murder in connection with the December killing of Angela Bragg in Waterville, was arraigned Friday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta after being extradited from Arkansas, where he was injured while being captured on New Year’s Eve.
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Maranacook’s Community Café bridges generations as students show community members what they are learning
The Maranacook Community Café bridges the generation gap between middle and high school students who demonstrate what they are learning to older community members over coffee and pastries.
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Week In Photos Feb. 2-9, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Committee’s recommendation calls for scrapping Augusta rental housing inspection proposal, annual fees for landlords
However, councilors did not vote on the issue at Thursday’s informational meeting.
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Hearing set for Pittston residents to decide fate of town recall ordinance as recall petition lingers
With a petition to recall one of the town’s three selectmen in limbo for weeks, town officials have scheduled a Feb. 22 public hearing on whether to change the town’s recall ordinance or eliminate it and follow state law instead.
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Warm winter, low precipitation putting Maine on thin ice, officials say
Despite warm temperatures, organizers of the Maine Pond Hockey Classic, set for this weekend in Sidney, say they have been working hard to prepare for the event.
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Photos: Good therapy dogs unleash comfort for Gardiner library friends
A pair of greyhound therapy dogs visited with patrons on Wednesday in the Gardiner Public Library as part of its weekly “Read with a Therapy Dog” event. All photos by Kennebec Journal staff photographer Joe Phelan.
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Pair charged after returning to alleged illegal marijuana grow site in Whitefield, police say
While monitoring a Clover Lane home in the days after a Jan. 10 search, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies located and charged Xiangming Ye, 62, and Hongxia Kuang, 51, both of Whitefield and Brooklyn, New York.