Capitol City Duplicate bridge group’s June 29 winners were Nancy Lenfest and Ken Harvey. Jean Bird and Paul Jones placed second, Debra Gardner and Ron Cote third, and Paul Mitnik and Paul Sherman fourth. In B flight Judy Danley and Ellen Partridge placed first and Sue Robinson and Peter Rosenburg second. Dennis Purington and Tom […]
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Augusta’s Fourth of July celebrations draw hundreds to capital city
Monday’s events marked both the founding of the United States of America and the 100th anniversary of the opening Old Fort Western as a museum.
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Photos: Annual music series are back live and in-person along the Kennebec River
Hallowell’s Rock On The River shows run every Tuesday through August from 7-8:30 p.m. on the Warren Heald Bandstand, at the corner of Water and Winthrop streets.
Augusta Parks & Recreation along with radio stations 92 Moose and B98.5 sponsor the SummerFun Concert Series that happens on Wednesdays 6-7:30 p.m.in Mill Park. The free concert series will run from June through Wednesday, Aug. 3, and will wrap up with an end-of-summer block party on Aug. 10 with kids’ activities and bounce houses.
This year’s Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concert Series in Gardiner’s Waterfront Park will have a different live band every Friday from 6-7:30 p.m. through the end of August.
Photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
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After back-to-back years of canceled festivities, central Maine is ready to celebrate July Fourth
Parades, food, music and fireworks will be featured as the region marks the anniversary of the North American British colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain.
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Hallowell club announces bridge results
Capitol City Duplicate bridge club has announced the winners for Wednesday and Thursday, June 22 and 23. The June 22 winners: Paul Mitnik and Paul Sherman placed first; Peter Rosenburg and Sue Robinson, second; David Offer and Ron Cote, third; and Dorothy Murray and Lynn Macleod, fourth. The June 23 winners: Dennis Purington and Glenn […]
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Hallowell to present original Declaration of Independence
The Hallowell Initiatives Committee plans to sponsor a public presentation of Hallowell’s original broadside of the Declaration of Independence from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and Monday, July 3 and July 4, at Hallowell City Hall, 1 Winthrop St. Hallowell’s original 1776 printed version of the declaration was found in a picture frame in […]
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Cedarville University names local dean’s honor list students
CEDARVILLE, Ohio. — Three local students were named to the 2022 spring semester dean’s honor list at Cedarville University. They are Emily Allen Hallowell, and Catherine Riley and Rebecca Riley, both of Chelsea. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit […]
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Gardiner debuts new downtown community event after 2 years without one during pandemic
The all-day ‘Growing Gardiner’ event kicks off Saturday morning, as organizers work to showcase the historic city and what it has to offer residents and visitors alike.
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Rep. Charlotte Warren wins Democratic nomination for seat on Kennebec County Commissioners
Warren, who because of term limits cannot seek reelection as the state representative for Hallowell, Manchester and West Gardiner, is to face Joseph Pietroski Jr., the Republican nominee from Winthrop, in November for the open seat representing 14 communities in southern and western Kennebec County.
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Democrat Daniel Shagoury wins party nomination for Hallowell-area House seat
Shagoury will face Republican Phillip Wiseman of Hallowell in the general election in November for the House District 55 seat.