The Kennebec Historical Society plans this month to hold a presentation on the book “Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding: A Visual History,” by Nathan R. Lipfert. The talk will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Augusta City Center, 16 Cony St. in Augusta. Lipfert will discuss the history of Maine shipyards […]
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Augusta to break ground for new police station Thursday
Augusta voters in June 2021 approved borrowing $20.5 million to build new, modern station at vacant former supermarket site on Willow Street.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturns drug conviction of NY man stopped while exiting bus in Augusta
The state’s highest court has found an anonymous tip is not enough to justify stopping and questioning a person.
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Warm weather breaks temperature records in Portland and Augusta
The National Weather Service says unseasonably warm temperatures are also expected in Maine on Sunday and Monday before a return to more typical weather for November.
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Augusta’s closed Chipotle may be forced to reopen, but only some former workers say they’d come back
Employees who suddenly lost their jobs when they tried to make Augusta the first Chipotle location in the country to unionize are split on returning if a judge rules the restaurant must reopen because of alleged labor law violations.
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Maine Women’s Hall of Fame accepting nominations for 2023 honorees
The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame has opened the nomination process for honorees to be inducted in the March 2023 ceremony. The organization seeks nominations from organizations, businesses, or individuals of women who meet the following criteria: their achievements have had a significant statewide impact, those achievements significantly improved the lives of women in Maine, […]
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Veterans to be honored at events across Maine’s public universities
Maine’s public universities plan to salute those who served with events on their campuses and in the community connected to Veterans Day. The public is encouraged to attend these tributes across the University of Maine System, which include: Monday, Nov. 7 • 9 a.m. Maine Medal of Honor tribute and “Thank a Veteran” ribbon campaign […]
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Chipotle broke law when it closed Augusta restaurant where workers were unionizing, complaint alleges
The National Labor Relations Board said in a complaint late Thursday the company should reopen its Augusta location and offer jobs back to former employees who worked there.
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Augusta Cub Scouts hold food drive
Scouts from Augusta Cub Scout Pack 603 took part in their annual “Scouting for Food” drive Oct. 15. This year they sought to collect enough canned and other non-perishable foods for the Feed-A-Neighbor program, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district vice chairman for the Kennebec Valley District of Scouting. Shaw’s Supermarket in […]
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United Way of Kennebec Valley to line up giving with community Impact2032 goals
Impact2032 is to shape the United Way of Kennebec Valley’s community investment grant decisions that are to be made once this year’s fundraising campaign, with a $2 million goal, is completed.