As part of the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s ongoing efforts to conserve special natural areas and provide outdoor opportunities to the community, members recently completed their first land protection project in Richmond, according to a news release from the Bath-based land trust. Barbara and Peter Vickery first began discussing protection of their property in 2002. […]
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Waterville Planning Board considers rules for short-term rentals
Board also discusses request by Mayor Nick Isgro to create a zoning district for mobile home parks.
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Waterville City Council to consider final budget vote, charter changes
The council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Mid-Day Cafe of Mid-Maine Technical Center at Waterville Senior High School.
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KHS receives approval for carriage house expansion
The Kennebec Historical Society received unanimous approval of its application to construct a building addition and for additional parking from the City of Augusta’s Planning Board at its Tuesday, July 14 meeting. The public hearing brought out many supporters of the project and even a few people who were opposed. The Planning Board listened to […]
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Unity College laying off 15% of staff, exploring sale of main campus under ‘hybrid’ model
Unity President Melik Peter Khoury said the announcement is “not simply a reaction to the pandemic,” although the “financial impact of COVID-19 certainly expedited our plans.”
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Winslow girls complete goal of summiting Maine’s highest mountains by age 14
Sisters Kate and Emily Nichols kicked off their family hiking goal to climb all 14 of Maine’s 4,000 foot mountains in 2017 and completed their trek in July.
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Top 10 schools recognized via virtual awards ceremony
SIFMA and the SIFMA Foundation recently congratulated the participants of the 17th Annual Capitol Hill Challenge national financial education program, supported by the Charles Schwab Foundation, and announce the 10 teams who rose to the top of this rigorous investment competition. Student teams representing public schools in every U.S. congressional district were invited to show […]
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Skowhegan History House kicks off ‘Wabanaki Voices’ exhibit with wigwam
Students worked alongside Barry Dana and apprentice Nathan Dana to build a wigwam, which stands at the Skowhegan History House.
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FirstPark in Oakland hires firm to help spur development
The partnership with SVN | The Urbanek Group Advisors is expected to provide FirstPark greater exposure in Maine and New England, and connections nationally and globally through SVN’s network of offices and affiliates.
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J.P. Devine: Remembering Olivia
A chance meeting at night with famed actress Olivia Mary De Havilland inside a bookstore remains a powerful memory for J.P. Devine.