Samuel Goldey has been named valedictorian, and Eben Buck salutatorian.
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Augusta EMS calls on the rise, city adds 4th ambulance
The Augusta Fire Department is responding to about 100 more medical calls a month since changes were made by Delta Ambulance.
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Belgrade camp hosts May the Fourth Be With You Grand Galactic Games
BELGRADE — Camp Bomazeen, a historic outdoor recreation site for generations of Scouts, became known as Planet Bomazeen during the first weekend in May to celebrate Star Wars Day, May 4. Scouting volunteers hosted nearly 100 Scouts for the May the Fourth Be With You Grand Galactic Games. Scouts competed in activities as individuals and […]
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Lecture to cover genealogy of Murch family of Maine
AUGUSTA — King Philip, the Mayflower, child-bearing, genealogists, extra-marital affairs, birth and death records, cousins, George Washington, gravestones, granite, and Henry David Thoreau are all on the agenda for the Kennebec Historical Society’s monthly lecture in May. “Mysteries, Mistakes, and Surprises: Adventures in Maine Genealogy” is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at the […]
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Finding Our Voices donated dental work tops $100K
Maine dentists have donated $102,000 worth of free procedures for low-income women and child survivors of domestic abuse through the Finding Our Smiles initiative, according to the statewide nonprofit Finding Our Voices, which runs the program. Twenty-two Maine survivors have benefited from the 18-month-old program, which also restores health and helps to rebuild lives. The […]
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Readfield woman seeks to match children grappling with illness with musical instruments
Ellen Bowman, now in remission after treatment for breast cancer, wants to connect children with critical illness with music to help them make sense of their anxieties and give them a creative outlet.
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Augusta fire extinguished after neighbor sees smoke
Renovations at the two-unit vacant apartment building on Kendall Street were close to being completed, according to a fire official.
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Maine CDC marks Lyme Disease Awareness Month
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention urges Maine residents and visitors to take precautions to make tick prevention a “big deal” this month. Gov. Janet Mills has again proclaimed May Lyme Disease Awareness Month; this year’s theme is “Little tick, big deal.” Preventing tick bites is the best way to keep […]
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Some influential Maine lawmakers are about to give up their seats. What’s next for them?
Here’s what 10 prominent legislators had to say about their time in office and their future plans.
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Old Fort Western to celebrate Martha Ballard May 18
Old Fort Western is set to offer the program “Martha Ballard’s World: Wife, Mother, Healer, Horticulturist” from 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18. There will be rotating stations centered on activities Ballard, a colonial woman in Hallowell, wrote about in her diary during May. At the interactive Garden and Kitchen Hearth station, people can delve into […]