Recycled Shakespeare Company plans this month to hold auditions for its theatrical production, “The Poe Experience.” Auditions run from 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 17, at Fairfield House of Pizza, 207 Main St. in Fairfield, and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 at the South Parish Congregational Church, 9 Church St. in Augusta. This one-night-only show will […]
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Linda Conti assumes role of superintendent of consumer credit protection
The Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation has announced that Linda J. Conti, Esq., of Augusta has assumed the role of superintendent of the Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection. Conti brings decades of experience in law and consumer protection, including 20 years leading the Maine Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division. In her new role, […]
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Augusta hospital nominated to win most beautiful hospital award
MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta is one of 50 hospitals nationwide nominated in an America’s Most Beautiful Hospital contest. The center was voted for its edifice built in 2013. The 198-bed acute care hospital campus was designed by frontline and senior leadership. The center is surrounded by natural foliage and rolling hills, and is home […]
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Augusta tech center inducts new members into national society
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center recently inducted 27 new members into the National Technical Honor Society. From Cony High School: Sage Fortin, Amanda French, Alivia Maheux, Alex Roberts, Andrew Warhol and Michaela Webber; From Erskine Academy: Samuel Boynton, Alexia Cole, Gavin Cunningham, Brianna Gardner, Tucker Greenwald, Brenden Levesque, Keith Radonis and Emmalee Sanborn; From […]
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MaineGeneral Health seeks to expand Augusta cancer center, with $36 million project up for review
Officials said the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care is seeing many more patients than anticipated when it was built, and demand for services is projected to continue increasing.
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Area communities plan celebrations, fireworks to mark July 4
A partial listing of Independence Day-related events planned for across the region.
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Failed ex-UMA president, still unemployed a year later, set to receive nearly $20,000 monthly from UMaine System
Michael Laliberte’s settlement from the University of Maine System requires him to provide detailed reports on his attempts to find a new job in education in order to receive the payouts.
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Aroma Joe’s opens second Augusta location
The coffee shop at 3 Bangor St. is open daily from 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Augusta officials say new state housing law superseding local zoning could have unintended consequences
Members of the Augusta Planning Board were critical this week of a new state law that seeks to encourage more housing to be built by overriding some local regulations.
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After three summers mired by drought conditions, Kennebec County records ‘significant’ rainfall in June
Augusta has recorded 4.7 inches of rain so far this June, while Waterville has seen 4.94 inches, according to estimates.