After a century of making a community for French Canadian residents of Augusta and of civic accomplishment, the club looks toward a strong future.
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Farmingdale woman, 96, injured in Hallowell crash
Mary Cunnion was taken to the hospital Saturday after a crash at the intersection of Litchfield and Smith roads.
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Augusta Kmart site owner proposes dog park, playground in effort to convince city to allow self-storage business
A developer has revised proposals for the Western Avenue site three times, but city councilors have not agreed to a zoning change to allow a project to move forward.
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Augusta DAR chapter, museum staff, take part in Bells Across America
AUGUSTA — Members of the Koussinoc Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution joined the staff of the First Amendment Museum Sept. 15 to celebrate the 235th birthday of the U.S. Constitution with one of the DAR’s long-standing traditions, Bells Across America. Every year, Daughters from across the nation gather to ring bells in […]
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Augusta high school receives grant to provide preventive health services, expand access to behavioral care
Cony High School has received $56,000 from the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention to establish a more robust school-based health center.
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UMA French Club presents screening of award-winning film ‘The Intersection (Le Carrefour)’
“French at UMA” presents the award-winning documentary film “The Intersection (Le Carrefour)” at an in-person screening at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, and via streaming from Sept. 23-30. This powerful film about friendship, language, and community was filmed in Maine, focusing on the friendship between Cécile, a Franco-American, and Trésor, a new immigrant from […]
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UMaine Augusta French club to present documentary film
It will be streaming Sept. 23-30, with in-person screening Sept. 30.
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Photos: State’s first ‘comfort dog’ starts paw patrol duty at dispatch center
Baxter, a 5-month-old chocolate lab, will become the state’s first “comfort dog” and will be based at the Augusta Regional Communications Center. Baxter was trained by Hero Pups, a nonprofit based in New Hampshire, and his mission is to “provide health and mood-boosting benefits” to the emergency-service personnel and the community. Photos taken by Kennbec Journal photojournalist Joe Phelan.
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Proposal for housing on Augusta’s Western Avenue approved, awarded 30-year tax break
Developer of Stevens Commons in Hallowell plans to build a 38-unit apartment building at 99 Western Ave. in Augusta.