The General Federation of Women’s Clubs will kick off the inaugural National Day of Service nationwide.
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Maine’s Garlic Festival set for Canaan park Oct. 7, 8
CANAAN — The fifth annual Maine’s Garlic Festival, facilitated by “Crazy 4 Garlic” and Lake George Regional Park, is moving across the lake to the park’s east side in order to accommodate event growth at 158 Lake George Drive E. This traditional Maine fall festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8, starting both […]
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Norridgewock library to host Skowhegan artist Sept. 30
The Norridgewock Public Library plans to host Skowhegan artist/illustrator Tammi Galbraith at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at 40 Mercer Road. As an illustrator, she has delighted many Mill Stream Elementary children in “Just a Little Fog and The Kennebec is Rising,” written by Barbara Winslow. As an artist, her work is multi-layered and explosive, […]
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Winslow VFW to host benefit for young dancers Sept. 29
WINSLOW — A spaghetti supper and silent auction are set for 4-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 at the Winslow Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, 175 Veteran Drive. This fundraising effort for Studio One For Dancers will help dancers participate in a workshop with the Rockettes, according to a news release from Lisa Jolicoeur Olsen with […]
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Augusta councilors vote to fund winter overnight shelter for one month longer than last year
City officials also expressed frustration with what they say is a lack of timely state support for helping people who are homeless.
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Unconventional high school course has Newport-area students hooked
Nokomis Regional High School has a philosophy of ‘doing high school differently,’ and it’s doing that with a new English elective in which students learn the art of fly-fishing.
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Week In Photos Sept. 15-22, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Reporting Aside: Homeless veteran, described as invaluable volunteer, suffers setback after Waterville tumble
Ryan Sirois, 39, was leaving the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, where he’s seen as vital to its operations, when he sustained serious injuries after falling from his bicycle, Amy Calder writes.
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Council to host household hazardous waste collection in October
The Kennebec Valley Council of Governments, based in Fairfield, plans to host Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days in October in Kennebec and Somerset counties. Skowhegan, Anson, Bingham, Canaan and Madison will accept hazardous waste from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Skowhegan Transfer Station, 29 Transfer Station Drive. This is open to […]
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Kennebec County Retired Educators seek grant applications
The Kennebec Retired Educators Association awards two $200 grants to two educators in Kennebec County for classroom use. The grants will supplement expenses for student-centered, inter-disciplinary projects and may be expended for materials used in the classroom, speakers’ fees, and project development expenses. The grant description and applications have been disseminated to every principal in […]