Firefighters from nearly a dozen towns in three counties turned out to knock down the fire Thursday on Somerville Road at a former industrial building that’s now being used to grow cannabis.
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Watch: High-tech meets historic in restoration of Augusta’s Colonial Theater
Restoration work on doors and windows for the century-old downtown Augusta theater is to be followed by expansion and restoration of its stage.
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Takeaways from Fed Chair Powell’s speech on interest rate cuts
Investors now expect the Fed to start cutting rates at its next meeting in September.
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Former Waterville man serving sentence for 1996 murder dies at Maine State Prison
Stephen Lee, who was serving a 40-year sentence for murder as well as robbery and burglary, was an inmate with an earliest possible release date in 2032.
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Hallowell council directs city manager to make more budget cuts to lessen tax impact
The Hallowell City Council hopes to make a total of $300,000 in cuts to the budget it passed in July but repealed at its Aug. 12 meeting.
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Tiny Imaginations opens play space for young children in Winthrop
The new play space, which opened earlier this month, is one of only a few like it in central Maine.
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‘Taking on a new life’: Day care to open at former China Dine-ah
The barroom that once housed live music and late-night parties has swapped barstools for playpens as a former staple of central Maine’s food scene finds new life.
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Update: Water main break shuts down Armory Road in Waterville
While the water main was expected to be repaired and water service restored Friday, the Kennebec Water District reported that Armory Road was severely damaged and is scheduled to be repaired next week.
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Week In Photos Aug. 16-23, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Kittery man pleads not guilty to charges related to Jan. 6 attack
Lincoln Deming is accused of helping rioters overtake the West Plaza and entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.