Annual festival comes as a successful strawberry season winds down.
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Disability Pride in Augusta celebrates ‘every person’s uniqueness’
A large crowd gathered Friday in Augusta for Disability Pride Maine, which had not been held since 2019 because of the pandemic.
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Swan Island ferry halted by Coast Guard over lack of inspection
The ferry had been in operation for seven years. Now, federal officials say it unsafe and poses a threat to the environment. Service will not resume until the state provides the necessary documentation to operate a small passenger vessel.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan parents push for action after complaints of racism lodged with school officials
The complaints are the latest to be made by minority families in central Maine and school district administrators say they’re being taken seriously as part of an investigative process that can involve outside agencies.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos July 1-8, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Photos: High-flying education for students at Pittsfield school
Maine Central Institute students got an up-close aviation lesson Thursday at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport as part of a STEM program (science, technology, engineering and math) at the school. All staff photos by Michael G. Seamans.
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Mother of Ayla Reynolds expands wrongful death lawsuit to include child’s grandmother, aunt
Trista Reynolds alleges that Justin DiPietro’s mother and sister played roles in helping to ‘clean up’ and conceal evidence of the child’s death from a Waterville house in 2011.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Accused of drunken driving, Hallowell Public Works foreman expected back at work next week
Christopher Buck, 53, who reportedly had a blood alcohol content of .26 when arrested Sunday, is expected to return to work next week and be able to drive city vehicles, if his driver’s license is still active.
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As famed Waterville festival prepares to open, it shines a light on one of its founders
Alan Sanborn is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 25th Maine International Film Festival, a 10-day affair that’s become a staple of cinephiles in the state.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Proposed Gardiner sewer rate increase wins early support
Proposed 4% increase expected to raise about $52,000 during this fiscal year, which would help pay higher costs during the fiscal year that started a week ago and allow the Wastewater Department to begin saving toward the next phase of its system upgrades.