AUGUSTA — An art show, showcasing artistic talent in the community based mental health system in central Maine, is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at 71 Hospital St., to the left of The Dollar Tree. Depression, anxiety and even schizophrenia are no barriers to creating beautiful works of art. There is real talent […]
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Founder of Waterville coffee business to speak at Kennebec Valley Community College graduation
Kennebec Valley Community College to celebrate the graduation of 427 students on May 11 at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Hall-Dale Taiko Drumming to perform at Augusta library May 11
AUGUSTA — Hall-Dale Taiko Drumming is set to perform at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11, in the community meeting room at Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St. In Japanese, taiko means drum, and it can have various other names such as wadaiko, or big drum, which is typical to create a loud, exciting, and booming […]
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Man listed in serious condition after being hit by vehicle while crossing street in Augusta
Augusta police said the 19-year-old man, who was hit while crossing Water Street, near Laurel Street, was being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Zoom talk to cover Fort Western on the Kennebec, 1628-1919
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s final presentation of its 27th annual Winter Speaker Series, Fort Western on the Kennebec, 1628-1919 features Linda Novak, director of Old Fort Western. This event is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 8. Winter Speaker Series presentations are held via Zoom and accessible at fomb.org. Fort Western, near the bank of […]
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Man pleads guilty to armed robbery of Augusta bank
Authorities said Joshua Brougham, 38, placed a handgun near a bank teller and demanded cash during the October 2022 incident.
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UMaine Augusta displays senior thesis exhibition
AUGUSTA — The graduating art students of the University of Maine at Augusta will exhibit their senior thesis artwork in the Charles Danforth Gallery on UMA’s Augusta campus in an exhibition titled Trust the Process. The exhibition, which includes the work of seven artists, is set to open at noon Saturday, May 4, with a […]
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Augusta may allow adult use marijuana businesses, but ban potentially dangerous extraction process
Officials in Augusta want to consider prohibiting or regulating a cannabis extraction process that uses flammable materials.
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Fingers crossed, Waterville and Augusta will avoid impact of browntail moth this year
The two cities have worked aggressively the last few years to mitigate browntail moth from public properties including parks, recreation fields, walking trails and other places people congregate.
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Stepping down from State House, Augusta’s Pouliot plans to focus on family, business, housing
After 12 years in the Legislature, Sen. Matt Pouliot, an Augusta Republican, is looking forward to fatherhood, and to helping end Maine’s housing shortage.