Karen Ferroni, formerly a high-ranking hospital administrator, turned 70 this year and is now teaching a belly dancing class in Augusta.
augusta maine
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
With heavy rain and snowmelt, Kennebec River expected to flood
The storm expected Friday is predicted to bring heavy rain, powerful wind gusts and plummeting temperatures, ushering in an icy Christmas weekend for central Maine and the potential for widespread power outages.
advertisement
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Foundation’s Kennebec County Grantmaking Committee adds 4 advisors
Four new advisors have joined the Maine Community Foundation’s Kennebec County Grantmaking Committee. They are Nate Cotnoir of Sidney, Elizabeth Jabar of Waterville, Angela Parker of Benton and Darcy Whittemore of Readfield. MaineCF’s county committees are made up of community members who live or work in the county and serve as local ambassadors for the […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Kennebec County secures new office space in Augusta for sheriff’s department
Kennebec County commissioners have bought 73 Winthrop St., the former home of the Maine Primary Care Association, to house the administrative offices of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Maine group acted in ‘bad faith’ by withholding public records about former Kennebec County jail inmate, justice says
A Superior Court justice ordered the Maine County Commissioners Association self-funded risk management pool to pay attorneys’ fees and release the wrongfully withheld documents detailing a settlement with a former Kennebec County jail inmate who alleged that officers used excessive force and racial slurs against him.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Augusta church to offer free curbside Christmas dinner
AUGUSTA — A free curbside Christmas dinner is scheduled to be provided at South Parish Congregational Church, 9 Church St., from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25. All are welcome to a full turkey dinner. Those unable to drive to the church, who would like a turkey dinner delivered to the greater Augusta […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Central Maine shakes off the first big storm of the season
Central Maine Power crews were expected to continue work restoring power to customers across central and southern Maine Saturday and Sunday as a slow-moving nor’easter lumbers out of northern New England, dumping nearly 2 feet of snow in some interior regions.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Augusta school recognizes honor students
AUGUSTA — St. Michael School has announced the following students were named to its first trimester honor roll for the 2022-23 academic year. Grade 5 — High honors: Prisha Arun and Tristan Morton. Honors: Lillianna Cusick, Lillian Howe, Charlotte Murray and Sarah Trask-McLaughlin. Grade 6 — High honors: Keegan Clark, Grace Cummings, Kennedy Dube, Emma […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Nor’easter causes school closures in central Maine as region braces for large amounts of snow
The Augusta, Waterville and Skowhegan areas are expected to get 8 to 12 inches of snow by Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Augusta tech center names November professionals of month
Capital Area Technical Center has announced its November professionals of the month. Cam Frost of West Gardiner is a senior at Cony High School enrolled for the second year in the Auto Collision program. He has enjoyed the hands-on aspects of the program and his time in the shop, even when it is extremely busy. […]