The April Fools’ Day storm dumped heavy, wet snow across central Maine, sending vehicles skidding off slick roads and knocking out power to thousands of customers in the region Friday.
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Fire station has new solar panel system
MANCHESTER — A new array of 44 solar panels atop the fire station is expected to supply about half the electricity the building needs.
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Selectmen make decision on summer mowing
VASSALBORO — Selectmen voted unanimously to award the summer mowing bid to the firm they deemed most qualified, though the bid was not the lowest.
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Bill Cosby plans show in Augusta
AUGUSTA — Bill Cosby will appear at the Augusta Civic Center 8 p.m. June 24 for a production of “Bill Cosby Live.”
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Hall-Dale coach stays cool under pressure
Once you’ve won a state championship there’s only one way to go is down, the saying goes. But Hall-Dale girls basketball coach Brandon Terrill doesn’t see it that way.
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Monmouth man’s movie creating more than a bit of buzz
MONMOUTH — Bill McLean is rolling now.
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Chelsea moves toward normalcy
CHELSEA — Bills were paid, regular nighttime selectmen’s meetings were scheduled and the chairman of the Board of Selectmen surrendered her chairmanship Thursday during a “positive” selectmen’s meeting — the town’s first with a full board since February.
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Rally for Ice Arena set for Sunday
HALLOWELL — Local hockey enthusiasts will rally Sunday in support of the doomed Kennebec Ice Arena, as the building’s owners continue to deliberate the building’s future.
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US Senate keeps subsidies for rural airports
WASHINGTON — The Senate already has handily nixed a proposal approved by the House on Friday to end a federal subsidy program for small airports, including Augusta’s and three others in Maine.