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Wild Seed Project plans Dec. 7 workshop
AUGUSTA — Tracy Weber, a Wild Seed Project Seed Fellow, will lead a hands-on workshop in native plant propagation from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 7, at Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St. This workshop will focus on ecologically-responsible seed collection and storing procedures, germination techniques, and seedling care. Weber will explain how to set […]
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Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers seeks Christmas Program donations
WATERVILLE — The Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers is in urgent need of donations for its Christmas Program to help support more than 1,700 children throughout the state of Maine. Each year, the Christmas Program at the Maine Children’s Home distributes boxes of gifts and clothing to more than 1,700 children who are financially […]
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Central Maine area shoppers bundle up as Black Friday sales begin
National forecasts call for a solid, although not spectacular, holiday shopping season.
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Central Maine small businesses gear up for busy weekend
Holiday shoppers rested after Black Friday, will descend on local businesses for Small Business Saturday.
Posted inLife & Culture
Mainely Harmony concert set for Dec. 1
Also performing are three diverse quartets and a mixed ensemble composed of chorus members and singers from the men’s Nor’easter Barbershop Chorus.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Gov. Mills orders state agencies to step up Maine’s fight against climate change
The governor announces her executive order at the Blaine House, where solar panels designed to meet 25 percent of the electricity demand at the governor’s residence have been installed.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Little still known about why officer shot man in Augusta
Augusta Police Chief Jared Mills said no new information was available on Monday about the Sunday morning incident.
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Model Railroad Celebration set for Dec. 6-7 in Augusta
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Museum will host two days of chugging trains and tooting horns during its annual Model Railroad Celebration at 230 State St. The celebration is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, admission is free, according to a news […]
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Augusta police officer on leave after shooting
Officer Sabastian Guptill is on leave after an armed altercation Sunday morning during which he shot an Augusta man wanted by police in Fairfield.