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Meet Maya: Gardiner Public Library’s stress-relieving kitten

by Emily Duggan August 9, 2023August 9, 2023

After a summer employee saw the tiny, black kitten scurrying across a Whitefield road, Library Director Dawn Thistle found a job for her.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education

Following clash over Trump, Pride flags, Gardiner high schoolers now required to submit proposals to hang items on walls

by Emily Duggan August 4, 2023August 4, 2023

Officials decided not to extend a temporary rule imposed in June only allowing the display of the American flag.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State

Two rabies cases, including a rare cat case, reported in Kennebec County amid summer uptick

by Jessica Lowell July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

After an early spike in rabies reports earlier this year, officials are now urging caution and offering tips to avoid contact with bats, which are most active from late July to early September.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Sports

More than 2,200 athletes to compete in Ironman half-triathlon as race returns to Augusta area

by Jessica Lowell July 27, 2023July 28, 2023

The event was a boon to the local economy last year, bringing $2.6 million to central Maine hotels, restaurants and other businesses.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State

Fireman’s muster helps kick off a longer Richmond Days celebration for the town’s bicentennial year

by Jessica Lowell July 24, 2023July 24, 2023

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of its founding, town officials stretched the traditional celebration to a week, including the fireman’s muster, which showcases the restored hand tubs that were instrumental to fighting fires before steam engines replaced human powered pumpers.

Community, Kennebec Journal

Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley participating in nutrition program

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023

GARDINER — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley are participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program. The program runs through June 30, 2024. Meals are available at no separate charge to all enrolled participants. For more information, contact Paula Burke, the clubs’ chief financial officer, at 207-582-8458, […]

Kennebec Journal, Local & State

Bonds forged at Gardiner High School keep unusual class connected 70 years later

by Jessica Lowell July 20, 2023July 20, 2023

Members of the class of 1953 credit their original class president, the late Jimmy Ronco, for keeping them in touch long before social media.

Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel

Madison parents indicted in October crash that killed son, injured other children

by Zara Norman and Dylan Tusinski July 19, 2023July 20, 2023

Officials say Robert A. Simonds, 30, was driving when his family’s pickup truck hit a tree, and the children’s mother, Ashley A. Corson, 29, was indicted on the same charges for what the district attorney described as “accomplice liability.”