AUGUSTA — Pine Tree Council will host a Walk A Thon Saturday, Sept. 28, at Bond Brook Recreation, 21 Bond Brook Road. The Boy Scouts of America event is a 5 mile held near Augusta’s Capital Park and will connect with the rail trail. There will be multiple check points with obstacles and puzzles needing […]
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Daniel Savage’s Company to host 18th Century Muster Day Sept. 28
AUGUSTA — The Daniel Savage’s Company, Reenactors of Fort Western, will host an 18th Century Muster Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Fort Western (1754), 16 Cony St., according to a news release fromFort Western — National Historic Landmark & Living History Museum. After the American Revolution, “Muster Day” was […]
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Mainers invited to dispose of usable pesticides
Program open to homeowners and family owned farms and greenhouses.
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Smithsonian magazine’s annual Museum Day set for Sept. 21 in Augusta
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Museum will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, Sept. 21, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 15th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of culture and learning. For free admission, visit Smithsonian.com/museumday. On that day, the museum will be open from 10 a.m. to […]
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Officials: Augusta gun range may open this month following delays
The $2.5 million range that was “nearly finished” in July may open sometime in September, according to Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife spokesperson Mark Latti.
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Death Talk — Augusta gatherings to begin Sept. 19
Death Talk – Augusta, an informal monthly gathering which provides a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment for people to gather to discuss death and dying, will be offered from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church “Drew House,” 6 Summer St. The first sessions will be held Sept. 19, Oct. 17 and Nov. 21, […]
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Augusta’s last remaining Rite Aid to close
The Hospital Street store and pharmacy that’s closing at the end of the month is within easy walking distance to an apartment complex and long-term care facility on Glenridge Drive and the state’s east side office complex.
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Augusta residents say city officials ignore their concerns about speeding traffic
City officials, however, say data shows motorists aren’t actually speeding on Maple Street.
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Augusta to seek new owner for Cony Pride building
The former fire station was used by Cony High School for student activities and storage for decades but needs major structural repair and has been vacant for many years.
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WWI guardsman’s Purple Heart given to Maine National Guard
Maine native Sgt. Erroll Wilbert Brawn was injured in 1918 while serving in World War I.