Augusta fills two key leadership positions from within, with councilors confirming appointments of Earl Kingsbury as director of community services and Margaret Noel as director of the Augusta Civic Center.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta’s July 4 parade prompts street closings
The city’s Fourth of July parade will prompt street closings on Sunday, from State House through downtown and across the Kennebec River to Augusta City Center.
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MaineGeneral discontinues Augusta’s COVID-19 mass vaccination site
MaineGeneral will continue working with camps, schools and businesses, as well as establishing pop-up clinics in communities with lower than average vaccination rates, to provide vaccinations.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Making their way: Augusta Adult and Community Education graduates celebrate milestone
Program’s classes of 2020 and 2021 faced similar challenges as they persevered through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Augusta woman to serve 5 years for sexual exploitation of minor
Jessica Cox, 32, sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison, while Jared Jandreau, 36, awaits trial on nearly identical charges in the case.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Hot weather sends central Mainers searching for relief
Summer’s first hot spell brings humid conditions to region, sending people scrambling for ways to beat the heat, which is expected to moderate for the Fourth of July weekend.
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Bipartisan agreement reached on proposed state budget
The $8.5 billion package, which was approved unanimously by the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee on Sunday, is headed to the full Legislature for a vote on Wednesday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Members of state worker’s union rally for livable wage ahead of contract renewal
Those who did not attend the Sunday rally had to work a ‘second job’ to pay their bills, according to the speakers at the event.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Mixing business and pleasure at Augusta’s downtown waterfront
Richard Parkhurst has leased out four spaces on Front Street in Augusta this summer to businesses that will help draw people, and attention, to the Kennebec River.
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Viles Arboretum prepares for opening of new Education Center in Augusta
The Education Center is expected to help the nonprofit organization diversify its offerings and programs, particularly the children’s summer camp that starts Aug. 2.