Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from Feb. 20-26, 2026.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
6 months later, Augusta Downtown Alliance again seeks executive director
Isabelle Lee left the position Feb. 11, creating another vacancy for the downtown organization’s top administrator.
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Posted inMaine
Manchester home destroyed in Friday morning fire
Crews were fighting flames on Myrtle Street for more than 4 hours Friday, Manchester fire Chief Steve Caswell said.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Ditch those Bean Boots — and 6 more tips for walking in winter | Column
How to navigate Maine’s icy walkways, shoveling scofflaws and other hazards of strolling in the cold.
Posted inMaine
Student art takes center stage in Waterville galleries
‘The World Needs Art’ is the theme of this year’s Youth Art Month exhibits on view March 1-30 with opening receptions set for March 13.
Posted inMaine, News
A Maine student is upending how the world thinks about the T. rex
The College of the Atlantic student used biomechanical modeling to show the predatory dinosaur walked on its tiptoes like an 8-ton bird.
Posted inMaine, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
The scary colon cancer stats are real. We’ve all got to pay more attention. | Opinion
The statistics circulating in the wake of James Van Der Beek’s untimely death are circulating for a reason — one I know all too well.
Posted inMaine, News
Graham Platner once again under fire for a now-deleted social media post
The Democrat’s Senate campaign shared a post from a far-right social media personality about Trump’s State of the Union address, but deleted it after realizing it ‘had been posted by a despicable account.’
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine could soon add speed cameras to I-95 construction zones
Lawmakers have debated the highway speed camera plan, which has bipartisan support, since last year.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Panel clears Maine high court justice of wrongdoing
Catherine Connors was the first member of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to be accused of an ethics violation and investigated.