Communities across Maine are celebrating April 22’s Earth Day throughout the week.
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Posted inCommunity, News
Expansion of access to public interest phones continues in Augusta, Jay
A new Augusta public interest payphone and updated Jay payphone expand free calling access.
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Posted inFeature Obituary
Longtime Kennebec Journal photojournalist Andy Molloy dies at 57
Molloy, a fill-the-room personality with connections in every Maine corner, worked for the KJ for 3 decades, framing fires, elections and everything in between.
Posted inMaine, News
Work gets underway to move historic Augusta building
Richard Parkhurst plans to move a 6,200-square-foot, 3-story historic house across Memorial Circle and onto a new lot to make way for a new Kennebec Savings Bank office building.
Posted inMaine, News
Civil case filed in Maryland killing of former Winthrop philanthropist
The partner of former Augusta attorney Robert Gorham Fuller Jr. is suing the Maryland assisted living center where he was shot to death last month.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
How a Maine bill could take the heat off hospitals
It would keep more patients in their homes and out of hospitals, even after calling 911.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Maine homeschoolers turn farms, forests into living classrooms
Across western and central Maine, homeschooled families and educators say learning rooted in nature, community and individualized instruction is helping students build confidence, independence and academic success.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine bill seeks $5M to bolster reproductive health care amid Trump cuts
The bill would protect access to family planning services in Maine, proponents said at a hearing Wednesday.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Hospital cyberattacks impacted 1/3 of Mainers last year. Lawmakers want to change that.
A new bill would require hospitals to formally prepare for the increasing number of cyberattacks, which can delay care and put patient data at risk.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Live updates: Central, western Maine see cancellations as blizzard rolls in
Coastal Maine is expected to get up to 8 inches of snow, 50 mph winds and areas of flooding from high seas, while the impact is forecast to be milder for inland areas, forecasters say.