Organizers from the American Lung Association are planning an in-person event in 2022.
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Deeds and research lead to discovery of lost historic Augusta cemetery
An abandoned city-owned cemetery found in the woods between Riverside Drive and the Kennebec River in Augusta contains graves of Civil and Revolutionary war soldiers.
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Bicentennial lectures to feature 1 story of 4 Kennebec forts
The meet and greet is set for Aug. 7 at Old Fort Western.
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Windsor fairgrounds to hold free drive-in movie event
UScellular is to provide each vehicle popular movie snacks, including popcorn, candy, and water.
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Augusta seeks new city manager with political skills, experience
At a public input session Thursday night, city residents weighed in on what traits the next city manager should have.
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Two central Maine organizations receive United Way Innovation Fund grants
Created earlier this year by the United Way of Kennebec Valley, the Innovation Fund has awarded grants to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine and Healthy Communities of the Capital Area.
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Community foundation awards almost $29K to nonprofits
The Kennebec County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $28,950 in grants to four nonprofit organizations through its Community Building Grant Program. Grant recipients include: Augusta Teen Center, for a continuum of positive youth development services to help teenagers suspended from school and first-time offenders learn from their mistakes: $10,000. Boys & Girls […]
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Fort Western lecture series continues with history author
AUGUSTA — Award-winning historian and author Alan Taylor is to present “Freedom, Slavery, and Maine Statehood in 1820” at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at Central Church, 20 Mission Ave. Taylor’s presentation will be the sixth of a series of lectures sponsored by Old Fort Western and the Maine Bicentennial Commission. A 1977 graduate of […]
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Augusta Skate Park addition construction underway
A Missouri company specializing in skate park projects is building the addition at Williams Park.
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Convicted killer’s Riverview escape conviction overturned by state’s top court
Mark Ian Gessner had his conviction overturned and the charge dismissed after a ruling Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, which said he had been improperly tried for the same criminal incident twice.