Emma Ackerman, 19, and Phoenix Gatlin, 18, have been selected by the Mary L. George Foundation to each receive $5,000 annually for up to four years.
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Mount View High School graduates celebrated for ‘determination and pure grit’
During a ceremony at the school gymnasium in Thorndike, 64 students receive diplomas and are hailed for all they have experienced and endured during their high school years.
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Talented and adaptable, Cony High School Class of 2022 graduates
No shortage of smiling graduates as they mingle before commencement, receive their diplomas during the ceremony and later exchange congratulations, share handshakes and hugs and pose for photographs.
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Police: Motorcyclist, 67, killed while passing vehicle in Winslow
Paul Rodrigue of Canaan lost control of his motorcycle about 11 p.m. Saturday on Route 201, according to a state police spokesperson.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Farmingdale residents to consider $2.35M spending plan at Town Meeting
Officials seek residents’ approval Thursday to spend about $650,000 more this year in part to catch up on deferred road maintenance and to fund the snow plow contract, as the town shifts to using more salt rather than a sand-salt mix to keep roads clear in the winter.
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‘It’s hard to give it up, but I don’t want it to get into the wrong hands,’ says gun owner at Waterville’s ‘gun giveback’ event
The Waterville Police Department teamed up with the Maine Gun Safety Coalition on Saturday to accept firearms and ammunition from people who wanted to safely dispose of them.
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Albion votes to explore leaving Fairfield-area school district
At a special Town Meeting election Friday, residents voted 184-23 to support leaving Maine School Administrative District 49.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner Area High School graduates hailed for resiliency
One graduate’s mother says she will honor pledge to shave her head as reward for son’s academic comeback.
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Nokomis Regional High graduation held on football field — rain or shine
Nearly 130 diplomas were awarded to the graduating class that Principal Mary Nadeau said were “affected most” by the pandemic.
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Photos: Erskine Academy honors Class of 2022 graduates
Seniors mark their commencement Friday at the Augusta Civic Center with essays and handshakes. Check out these photos from Kennebec Journal photojournalist Joe Phelan.