FAYETTE — Kennebec Land Trust’s Parker Pond Headland Preserve, on Fellows Cove Road, is temporarily closed to hikers during mud season (March to April/May). The Fellows Cove Road is only open to homeowners to minimize the impacts on the road. During mud season, KLT recommends hikers instead visit the nearby Ezra Smith Conservation Area in […]
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Central Maine communities receive state money for infrastructure upgrades to deal with storms
The state has awarded grant funding to several area municipalities to improve infrastructure to deal with intense storms and climate change.
Friends of Starling Hall to open bidding for online auction March 1
Fayette’s Starling Hall’s annual online auction, its largest fundraiser of the year, is set to open bidding Friday, March 1. All proceeds are being dedicated to Starling Hall renovations. Starling Hall is the oldest building in Maine known to be built to function specifically as a Grange hall. First constructed in 1878, the original structure […]
Aging in Place Committee resumes Monday Muffin Mornings Feb. 5
The Aging in Place Committee welcomes its older residents to kick start their week by coming to Monday Muffin Mornings from 9-10:30 a.m. The group is set to resume Feb. 5 at the Mount Vernon Community Center, 2 N Road. “The Aging Brain” is the kickoff topic. Next, the group will meet Feb. 19 at […]
Future of Fayette’s Starling Hall to be determined
Since voters rejected $500,000 for matching funds to help renovate the building in 2022, a 2023 survey showed most townspeople want to keep the building and it is hoped three meetings will determine next steps.
Fayette residents donate woodlands to land trust for conservation
The 53-acre Bamford Pond Woodland Conservation Area protects scenic woodland and wetland habitats in an area untouched by infrastructural developments.
Capital Area Technical Center recognizes November professionals of month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has announced its November professionals of the month. Parker Sergent, a resident of Augusta and senior at Cony High School, is making waves both academically and athletically in the local community. As a dedicated student enrolled in the Business Academy, he has thrived in the college-like environment, honing his […]
Roundup: Central Maine municipal election results by town
Unofficial results of the Nov. 7 municipal elections for participating towns in greater Augusta and Waterville. Only contested races are included. Keep checking back for updates Wednesday.
Winthrop to upgrade emergency communications system for six other central Maine towns
Town councilors voted Monday to buy land that houses Winthrop’s emergency communications tower as part of an over $1.2 million update to the service that dispatches first responders for six towns.
Forester to offer tour of active sustainable timber harvest in Fayette Sept. 11
FAYETTE — A public tour is scheduled for 5-6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, of an active sustainable timber harvest demonstration at Kennebec Land Trust’s Oak Hill property, located on Norton Road. Maine forester Harold Burnett of Two Trees Forestry will review the rationale for, and the expectations of, the selective harvest on a portion of […]