FAYETTE — Kennebec Land Trust’s Parker Pond Headland Preserve on Fellows Cove Road is temporarily closed to hikers during mud season, through April or May. The Fellows Cove Road is only open to homeowners to minimize the impacts on the road, according to a news release from Marie Ring, the trust’s director of membership and […]
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Fayette broadband approval request moved to March, more information sought
If a grant is approved later this month, residents could have internet by the end of 2024.
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Local students make Rochester Institute of Technology dean’s list
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eight local students were named to the 2022 fall semester dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2022-2023 academic year. Garrett Chase of Farmington is in the computer science program. Wesley Dumas of Fayette is in the computer science program. Andrew Day of Litchfield is in the computing and information […]
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Somerset County cuts 911 answering service for Kennebec County, citing staffing challenges
Kennebec County officials are now considering what steps they can take to fill the gap in emergency communications after Somerset County commissioners voted to not renew contracts with 16 communities across northern and western Kennebec County.
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Fayette closer to having high-speed internet following special town meeting
The Maine Connectivity Authority is expected to decide later this month whether to give final approval to an application from Matrix Design Group to build a state-of-the-art fiber network in Fayette.
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Omicron Delta Kappa celebrates 2 local students
LEXINGTON, Va. — Two local students were initiated in November into Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. They are Emily Winter of Fayette, a student at the University of Kentucky; and Hope Hutchinson of Greene, a student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Initiated students must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the […]
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Fayette officials to mull future of Starling Hall after voters reject $500,000 for renovations
Town officials and a local nonprofit that hoped to turn the state’s oldest Grange building into a community center must decide whether to look for new funding sources or sell the property.
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Food pantries face challenges, make changes before the holidays
An increase in the need for food assistance is being seen by most area food pantries.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec County elects first Republican commissioner in over 30 years
Joseph Pietroski Jr. narrowly defeated Democrat Charlotte Warren in the race for the District 2 Kennebec County commissioner seat.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Fayette voters reject raising $500,000 for renovations to Starling Hall
Residents approved all other local ballot questions Tuesday, signaling support for high-speed internet and a desire to temporarily block solar development in the town.