HALLOWELL — Matteo Hardy was awarded the Champions for Children Youth Giraffe Award from the Maine Children’s Alliance. Hardy is a student at Cony High School and a member of the Kennebec County Youth Advisory Board, a youth prevention group hosted by Healthy Communities of the Capital Area under the Maine Prevention Network, supported by […]
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Old Fort Western selling tickets for Christmas raffle
AUGUSTA — Old Fort Western, 16 Cony St., is selling tickets for its Christmas raffle, “Our Own Snug Fireside.” The prize package, valued at more than $550, includes one cord of cut, split and delivered hardwood, donated by Flying Pond Firewood of Mount Vernon; Henderson Redware teapot and four mugs; a colonial tin lantern; a […]
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Mainers with ties to Syria celebrate fall of Assad regime
Bashar al-Assad’s regime was reportedly responsible for the deaths of more than 200,000 Syrian civilians from the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in March 2011 to June 2024.
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Augusta Kmart plaza project aiming high, developers say
A $4.2 million tax break is crucial to making a site worthy of the ‘next generation’ of Augusta residents, city councilors were told Thursday.
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Augusta school board passes new guidelines on gender discrimination
Cony Middle and High School is named in a federal lawsuit that seeks to stop the implementation of the updated policies.
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Augusta’s Buffalo Wild Wings GO opens Monday
The 1,800-square-foot restaurant has 20 employees and will be open daily 11 a.m.-11p.m., the company said.
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President Biden pardons Augusta man for decades-old crime
Michael Gary Pelletier, 67, was convicted in 1997 of a non-violent crime and notified this week that he would receive a pardon.
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Augusta mental health organizations join forces
Kennebec Behavioral Health and Crisis & Counseling Centers have joined together.
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Ocean State Job Lot holds Augusta store grand opening
AUGUSTA — Ocean State Job Lot recently held a grand opening for its Augusta location at 42 Whitten Road. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by Augusta Mayor Mark O’Brien and Ocean State Job Lot personnel. Festivities also included complimentary caricatures, photos with Santa, giveaways and a live broadcast with DJs from Cruisin’ 93.5. Located in […]
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Maine rivers don’t flood despite heavy rain, high winds
The overnight storm caused power outages and canceled schools, but there was minimal flooding.