Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time in the history of the Trek Across Maine event, organizers created the Virtual Volunteer Award for the hundreds of volunteers who typically volunteer for the physical three-day event, according to a news release from the American Lung Association of Maine, based in Augusta. Rick Smith of […]
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
New York man with past central Maine drug conviction indicted on trafficking charge
A Kennebec County grand jury recently handed up indictments on several drug trafficking cases.
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Augusta fire destroys garage, camper and vehicles
Firefighters were able to save the home at 72 Allenwood Park Road after a fire sparked in the garage.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
National Guard keeps healthcare workers safe at Maine Veterans Homes – Augusta
Members of the Maine National Guard task force med team recently spent time at Maine Veterans’ Homes – Augusta fit testing staff for N95 masks in an effort to keep healthcare workers safe in case of an outbreak of COVID-19. “What really filled my heart with joy was seeing our Guard members serving our veterans,” […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Central Maine car dealerships have lower inventories, but can still make a deal
Smaller operations such as Wentworth Motors in Waterville and Maine Avenue Auto Sales in Farmingdale go far afield to buy used cars, but the numbers at auctions are lower and the prices they pay are higher.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
E-waste Collection fundraiser set for Sept. 26 at Augusta Civic Center
Proceeds benefit Bridging the Gap’s warming center.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Proposal to consolidate polls for November election fails in Augusta
Following extensive debate between residents and the Augusta City Council, a motion to consolidate polls for the November presidential election, due to concerns about COVID-19 and a lack of poll workers, failed for lack of a second.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
United Way of Kennebec Valley hosts 50th annual Golf Scramble
A total of $17,298 was raised to support United Way’s annual fundraising campaign.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Augusta child care program adds full-time school-year care amid pandemic
The program aims to help working parents who need a safe place for their kids to go when they’d normally be in school, as Augusta’s reopening plan splits students into groups attending some days of the week.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Convicted killer at Riverview Psychiatric Center pleads guilty to escape
Mark Ian Gessner, who was acquitted at trial on charges that he threatened his father while out of Riverview on a two-hour pass in 2018, pleaded guilty to escape in connection to that incident.