A cold front moving through central Maine on Friday brought outages and lightning strikes after a record high temperature of 91 degrees in Augusta was reported for the day.
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Contentious budget negotiations lead to $80 million Augusta budget with 4.7% tax hike
Councilors who voted against the budget said more cuts should have been made and also raised alarms about the accuracy of the school spending plan.
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Local students complete research projects at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WORCESTER, Mass. — Two local students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute completed their senior thesis as part of the university’s project-based educational experience, the Major Qualifying Project. The project is usually team-based and often focuses on very specific issues or needs of an organization that has partnered with the university to sponsor the student’s work. Hope […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Capital Area Technical Center students receive scholarships
Three Capital Area Technical Center students have awarded scholarships from The Granite Group TGG Cares committee. All three will graduate from Gardiner Area High School. Alexzander Hembree of Pittston he completed the Machine Tool program last year. This year he decided to take the Plumbing & Heating program. Hembree enjoys 3-D printing, swims competitively, and […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Nonprofit Day at State House set for June 6
AUGUSTA — The Maine Association of Nonprofits is set to hold Nonprofit Day at the State House from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, in the Hall of Flags. Since 2004, the association has hosted this day to showcase the work and worth of nonprofits, increase policymaker awareness of their essential contributions to […]
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Augusta councilors adopt new policy allowing crosswalks to be painted for Pride Month
Cony student tells city councilors LGBTQ+ youth need to know Augusta supports them.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Augusta Board of Education member calls for detailed audit of finances in vote against proposed school budget
Board member Kati McCormick questioned the accuracy of the spending plan, pointing to a rocky budgeting process that earlier involved a nearly $800,000 mistake in calculations.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Workers clean up spray paint vandalism of Augusta police memorial
Meanwhile, authorities on Thursday had no updates on the investigation into the vandalism.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
New York man found not guilty in 2020 Waterville shooting death
A Superior Court justice Thursday found Jashawn Lipscombe not guilty in the death of Joseph Tracy, a West Gardiner man who was shot in a Waterville apartment three years ago this month and died days later of the injury.
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Kennebec County Teacher of the Year gives students a chance to restore alewife harvest in Gardiner
Sharon Gallant and her Gardiner Area High School students have worked with a local nonprofit for five years to collect data on the fish often used as lobster bait in hopes they can help bring the commercial harvesting industry back to the city.