The unofficial start of summer and what many hope are the later phases of the COVID-19 pandemic are setting the stage for residents and visitors to enjoy an expanded roster of restaurants, food trucks and tasting rooms.
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UMaine Augusta recognizes faculty, students
AUGUSTA — Maine Campus Compact hosts its annual awards ceremony recognizing the outstanding work in public service and civic engagement by Maine faculty members, students, campus organizations, community and corporate partners. This year’s ceremony was held virtually April 28, according to a news release from the university. Award recipients include: • Katherine Weatherford Darling, assistant […]
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Old Fort Western to build replica of colonial trading post in Augusta
The former outpost is also celebrating its 100th anniversary as a museum this year.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta considers new use for former Kmart building as demand for self-storage rises
A proposal to covert the former big-box store on Western Avenue into a self-storage facility has prompted conversations about how to reuse large, empty retail spaces.
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Augusta’s Hatch Hill landfill eyes fee increases to stave off budget shortfalls
City officials say that even with the fee increases, Hatch Hill will still cost less than other area landfills even as the site is prepared for an expansion before it fills up.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Faculty members question payout to new UMA president who withdrew from job
Michael R. Laliberte’s potential $615,000 paycheck over three years is not sitting well with certain faculty members, some of whom were laid off recently for budgetary reasons.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Lewiston man died of gunshot wound to chest in shooting at Augusta towing company
The death of Tyler Morin, 36, has been classified as a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Old Fort Western to offer tour of 4 forts
Old Fort Western continues its 2022 The Year of the Fort celebration with Four Forts, One Story, an archaeological bus tour. People can join the archaeologists who helped excavate each site on a day-long excursion on Saturday, June 11, according to a news release from Linda Novak, fort curator and director. Beginning at Fort Western […]
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Augusta tech center inducts 31 into honor society
Capital Area Technical Center inducted 31 students on May 16 into its chapter of the National Technical Honor Society, according to a news release from the Augusta center. Inductees are as follows. Cony High School: Courtney Bacon, Building Construction; Raegan Bechard, Certified Nursing Assistant; Haylee Cyr, Certified Nursing Assistant; Aiden Fleck, Building Construction; Madison Jackson, […]
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Hinckley academy sends students to Washington for charter school rally
Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, a charter school located in Hinckley with an agricultural focus, sent three students to Washington, D.C., the week of May 9. They were there to rally against new regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Education, threatening to cut funding to the Federal Charter Schools Program, according to a news […]