Slick roads send vehicles spinning throughout central Maine on Wednesday as freezing rain fell across the region.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine, News
Outgoing Augusta mayor says city now has positive attitude, image
Mayor David Rollins leaving office after first joining the Augusta City Council in 2006, as Mark O’Brien becomes the city’s new mayor.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Identified by tipster and ex-boyfriend, woman charged in October robbery of Big Apple in Augusta
Kiara E. Lewis, 29, arrested Monday by Gardiner police on an Augusta police warrant. She allegedly threatened a convenience store clerk, then fleeing with $200 and a pack of cigarettes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
Central Maine government officials consider renewing pandemic precautions as omicron variant surges
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Maine, local governments have taken different tacks in how they conduct public meetings and carry on municipal business.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
More people at home, and dying from fires, in pandemic
The state fire marshal says the pandemic played a role in helping to push the state’s fire deaths to the highest level since 2014.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Fairfield couple welcomes MaineGeneral’s first baby of 2022 — Jesse Dodge IV
Jesse is the couple’s first baby and they plan to have another, but maybe not so soon.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Kenney Awards shifting to outdoor summer event to celebrate 90 years of chamber of commerce
Following a virtual ceremony because of the pandemic, the annual Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards will be held in-person in July at Mill Park to celebrate the business organization’s 90 years in Augusta.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Escalating construction costs challenge Gardiner’s Johnson Hall heading into the new year
While fundraising continues for the $5.5 million renovation of Gardiner’s historic opera house, pandemic-driven inflation is expected to increase the final project cost.
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Healthy Living for ME receives grant to expand 2 programs
AUGUSTA — A recently-awarded grant allows Healthy Living for ME and its statewide Area Agency on Aging partners to expand the reach of two programs, Bingocize and Building Better Caregivers. The University of New England’s AgingME: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program awarded Healthy Living for ME the grant to fund the program expansion. “This award is an […]
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Recent grand jury indictments include Augusta man on aggravated assault charge
Dozens of area residents were indicted on charges by Kennebec County Grand Jury last week.