AUGUSTA – The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea and the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services have partnered to identify and invite Korean War Veterans (Boots on the ground 1950-53, and in country service up to one year following the July 1953 armistice), and their families to attend a Korean War Veterans Ceremony at […]
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Walmart Supercenter in Augusta
Police say two Maine State Police dogs searched the store at the Marketplace at Augusta after a note with a bomb threat was discovered and reported about 2 p.m. Sunday, but no bomb was found.
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The countdown is on: 2024 Hemmings Motor News Great Race to arrive Sunday in Gardiner
The nine-day, rally-style race featuring antique and vintage cars is expected to spend the last three days of the 2,300-mile race in and around central Maine, before ending Sunday in Gardiner.
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Augusta senior housing project with 34 units moves closer to construction
The $11.3 million project was recently awarded Community Development Block Grant funds and won approval of MaineHousing.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Augusta to use opiate settlement funds to pay for mental health worker on police calls
The worker would be hired by the city in the hopes of connecting people with substance use disorder with help.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Solon storm damage likely due to microburst as storms swept through Maine Thursday
Thunderstorms popped up across Maine on the final day of a late-spring heat wave that broke some longstanding temperature records in central Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Local chamber officials ramp up coordination as thousands flock to Augusta-Waterville area for upcoming events
The cities of Waterville and Augusta are prepared, with help from their chambers of commerce, to receive influxes of people for such large events that are increasingly being held in central Maine.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Thousands without power as thunder, hail slam central Maine
Over 17,000 Central Maine Power Co. customers were without electricity statewide as of 8:15 p.m. Thursday, 200 of which were in Somerset County as winds up to 60 mph and penny-size hail sweep through Maine.
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Watch: Hundreds turn out at cemetery on sweltering-hot day for funeral of ‘unclaimed’ Augusta veteran
No one came forward to claim Gerry R. Brooks after he died last month, and a funeral home director said it’s becoming a more common situation.
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Poll: What’s your favorite kind of food truck eats?
Food trucks have been an extremely popular commodity all across Maine and locally for years now. Take our poll below to tell us your favorite type of food truck foods! And check out our guide for a listing of food trucks all across our area.