The announcement, written by an Augusta-area woman after her estranged mother’s death, has been read around the world after appearing in the Kennebec Journal and the Morning Sentinel.
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Landowner Appreciation Day set for Sept. 15
Each year since 2013, volunteers and game wardens have picked up 36,000 to more than 200,000 pounds. of trash including 1,000-2,000 tires on 100-plus sites.
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Maine Arts Commission calls for submissions for veterans’ art exhibition
The submission deadline for artwork is 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28.
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Kennebec Historical Society plans Sept. 18 program
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Historical Society’s September presentation, “Lydia Maria Child on American Ideals and Democratic Engagement,” is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the South Parish Congregational Church, 9 Church St. By 1830, Lydia Maria Child had established herself as something almost unheard of in the American 19th century: a beloved and […]
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Free website development courses to be offered online
The class will be offered at no charge to participants and is made possible through Empower by GoDaddy in partnership with New Ventures Maine.
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Augusta tanning salon, Windham car wash face stiff fines from state
Maine is also considering consent agreements with a tanning salon chain for illegal storage and disposal of spent lamps, a garage for causing an oil spill that closed Willard Beach for 4 days in August 2021 and Franklin Memorial Hospital for improper storage of hazardous waste.
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Benton man sentenced for helping friend set fire to Waterville duplex
Devon J. Pomelow, 24, pleaded guilty to helping Aaron Pelotte, 27, of Cornville set fire Jan. 29, 2023, to the building occupied by five people.
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State launches online tools for community planning
AUGUSTA — The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Municipal Planning Assistance Program has released two online tools to help Maine communities plan for the future. The Maine Comprehensive Plan Data Portal and Mapping Services StoryMap offers a one-stop shop for essential data and maps needed to create comprehensive plans. These plans serve as blueprints […]
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Augusta man charged with manslaughter in beating death
Warren L. Sidelinger, 42, has been charged in connection with the death of Joseph McKenna, who died two weeks after being attacked on Water Street in Augusta.
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Maine Trust for Local News hires new executive editor
Carolyn Fox will step down as managing editor of the Tampa Bay Times to lead all of the newspapers and websites operated by the Maine Trust.