Reprise Choral Ensemble to perform first concert June 23

The concert will feature works ranging from early music, William Billings and Henry Purcell, to contemporary composers like Colin Britt and Daniel Gawthrop.

Augusta Nature Club to host trip June 26 to Gray

Visit to Gray Animal Farm and Wildlife Sanctuary is planned.

Maine Women’s Fund awards $132,550 to 14 organizations

The local recipients include Augusta's New Ventures Maine and League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund.

Gov. Mills signs bill to ban single-use plastic bags

Maine will join four other states with bag bans when the legislation takes effect on April 22, 2020, Earth Day. The delay is designed to give businesses time to adjust.

Bike Day planned at Maine State Museum

Special events for all ages honor bicycling and the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote.

Caron graduates from Castleton University

Trekking through Augusta: Father-daughter team rides tandem in Trek Across Maine

The third and final day of the 185-mile American Lung Association ride took Trekkers through Augusta and south through the Kennebec Valley as part of new route.

Augusta’s Colonial Theater has its first executive director

Advocates for restoring the historic but run-down theater have hired a Branson, Missouri man, a New England native, to lead efforts to restore and reopen the downtown theater.

Kennebec Journal June 16 police log

Augusta area police reports for June 16, 2019.

Cony High teacher to spend semester in Greece studying refugee education

Karina Escajeda, who teaches English to immigrant and refugee students in Augusta, was selected as one of 25 American teachers for a Fulbright award and grant.