Nelson’s Candies continues to thrive after two decades of providing sweets to local communities through the Cornville shop and their booth at fairs.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley launches community fundraising for new complex
With a ground breaking planned for April, officials at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley aim to raise the remaining $3 million to pay for the new, larger facility in Gardiner.
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Gardiner’s Dingley Block nears next phase as mercantile buildings are remade
Alan Claude and Erin Skehan are planning to open their Water Street gallery next spring in the historic site they bought earlier this year from Gardiner Main Street.
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Tweens test robots, their thinking and presentation skills during the FIRST Lego League state championship in Augusta
Teams are judged in three categories: robot design, project and core values.
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5 Questions: Wagging Tails Grooming Salon
Wagging Tails Grooming Salon, which has been open in Winthrop for about five years, is a dog and cat groomer at 127 Main St., Winthrop.
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Federal funding helps foster ‘regenerative farming’ in central Maine, officials say
A working group of about 20 recommended keeping the funding percentages the same at a Tuesday meeting in Whitefield.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Augusta, police say
Dana Banister, of Augusta, was hit by a vehicle at 7:16 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Western Avenue and Sewall Street, according to police.
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Pittsfield theater faces closing after council leaves it off budget
A similar situation unfolded last January when a council meeting lasting more than six hours resulted in the decision to cut the theater’s budget by $45,000.
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Clinton Police Department welcomes first K-9 to staff
Wrex, a 3-year-old yellow lab, was donated to the department by a state trooper two weeks ago and has started training with the All Points Maine Police Canines training group.
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Winslow man arrested, charged with stealing gun from Fairfield home
Gregory Baylis, 36, of Winslow, stole an assault rifle from a house he had been hired to do work in as a contractor, sold it, then attempted to return it, said Fairfield police.