RICHMOND — Marcia Buker School plans to hold preschool registration for the 2022-23 school year Tuesday through Thursday, June 7-9, at the 28 High St. school. A child must be 4 years of age by Oct. 15, and be a resident of Richmond to qualify. Children will be screened in the areas of health, language, […]
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Herb gardening talk set for Damariscotta historical home
DAMARISCOTTA — Lincoln County Historical Association’s Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee invites the public to an outdoor presentation on small space herb gardening at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at 270 Main St. The presentation will be held at the small herb garden behind the historic site, where Marie Erskine will review the plants in the […]
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Consulting firm used to identify controversial new UMA president has botched past searches
University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy said Friday that concerns raised about new UMA President Michael Laliberte by faculty at his previous university are “unfounded.”
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley facility nears completion
Club officials toured the new $10 million clubhouse in Gardiner that’s slated to open by the end of August, with expanded facilities for kids of all ages and space that will be available for community organizations to use.
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Gardiner library offers museum, state park passes
Gardiner Public Library is offering a variety of museum and state park passes to its active card holders. To request any of these passes, visit the library at 152 Water St. and speak to a staff member at the first floor service desk. People should book in advance, since there is one pass per family […]
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Week In Photos April 29-May 6, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Paper shredding event set for May 20 in Damariscotta
A Shredding on Site event is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday, May 20, at the Bath Savings Bank parking lot next to the Chapman-Hall House, 270 Main St. in Damariscotta. People can take advantage of this opportunity to clean out old documents like financial papers and bank statements for shredding by professionals, according […]
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UMaine chancellor knew about new UMA president’s no-confidence votes from former university
Faculty members at University of Maine at Augusta say they are upset they were not informed about issues leading to Michael Laliberte’s resignation as president of the State University of New York at Delhi.
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Gardiner area customers hit with brief natural gas outage
Officials at Summit Natural Gas of Maine Inc. say a temporary interruption of service Wednesday affected about 240 customers in Gardiner, but most were restored to service by midday.
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Colonial Theater to host its first show in 53 years in downtown Augusta
Las Vegas magician and mind reader Kent Axell, who grew up in Manchester, to lift curtain Friday for the first ticketed public performance at the historic theater since it closed in 1969.