The Newcastle-based retail chain is opening its 20th store at the Capital Shopping Center in October, adding to Augusta’s retail sector.
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Hallowell budget cuts 15% in spending, lowers property taxes
This year’s cuts came in the shadow of last year’s budget, which raised property taxes by about 20%, a decision that councilors later discovered they could not reverse.
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Flagg brothers host Orono clinic, West Gardiner celebration among this week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from August 8-15, 2025.
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Study: Colby added $2.5 billion to Maine’s economy since 2019
The analysis, commissioned as a follow-up to a report on Colby’s impact from 2014-18 and presented in downtown Waterville on Thursday, shows the college’s investments in facilities and people added $1.3 billion to the Waterville-area economy over the last six years.
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Readfield community shows support for popular principal
Community members asked for answers about the middle school principal’s resignation at a special school board meeting Wednesday night.
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Bangor woman charged with Cambridge arson, other offenses
Somerset County deputies were called to a Ham Hill Road home Monday for a domestic disturbance.
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Second Harvest Moon Deli opens in Augusta
The deli has opened its second Augusta location on Steven King Drive.
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A fox in Waterville tested positive for rabies. Here’s how to stay safe.
State data shows cases in Maine this year of the viral disease are tracking below average.
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Fires at Sappi’s Skowhegan paper mill blamed on dry, hot weather
Area firefighters have been called to mill for fires six or seven times since June, which is about double the number of incidents in a typical year, a fire official said.
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Winslow manager to step down in November due to family health issues
Steve Soucy, who read his resignation letter during a Winslow Town Council meeting Monday, will leave the town just months after a contentious hiring process.