A mild winter followed by a dry spring has contributed to brush fires across the region over the last week, but it’s too soon to say if dry conditions will prevail into summer.
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Augusta’s Cony Middle and High School declares ‘outbreak,’ goes remote for week
The Augusta middle and high school will be remote for the remainder of the week just before a scheduled April vacation.
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Career conference available for grade 8-12 girls
Virtual workshop sessions will explore variety of fields in which female workers are underrepresented.
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Police say bill to eliminate intelligence unit would make Maine less safe
But critics say the more than $1 million used to fund the Maine Information and Analysis Center would be better used for other programs.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta city manager to retire after 23 years
William “Bill” Bridgeo, the city’s longest-serving manager, will step down from his post in September.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
A decade after its approval, an accessible trail will be paved between two Augusta schools
The project will pave and make other improvements to a shortcut through the woods between Cony and Farrington schools.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta fire department cancels COVID-19 vaccine clinic next week due to lack of supply
Fire department officials think the supply issue may be part of the shortage in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Air fryer, burner cause fire, significant smoke damage in Augusta apartment
Crews responded to the Water Street apartment around 7 p.m. Thursday; there were no injuries, but the tenant had to stay elsewhere for the night.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Augusta school board opts to keep hybrid-learning model for rest of the school year
After studying what it would take to return students to in-person learning five days a week, Augusta officials decided it ‘wasn’t feasible’ to change the schedule for the last 40 days of the school year.
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Lawyer: Donor of controversial Augusta statue might be willing to take back his gift
A lawyer representing Robert Fuller Jr., who donated the statue of Melville W. Fuller to Kennebec County in 2013, suggested his client is willing to take back his gift.