A spring birding walk is scheduled for 7 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Holman Conservation Area in Litchfield. Participants can join local birders and Kennebec Land Trust volunteers Howard Lake and Glenn Hodgkins. The 75-acre property features a mixture of early successional woodlands and wetlands, making it a prime place for birdwatching, especially during […]
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Wales-based RSU 4 budget meeting to be held Wednesday night
The $21.3 million proposed budget is a 8.8% increase from the current spending plan of $19.5 million.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Litchfield puts project out to bid to repair leaking Woodbury Pond Dam
Town officials will open bids on June 13 during a select board meeting and are hopeful the long-term repairs can be complete by the fall.
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Golf Fore a Cause tournament seeks participants
LITCHFIELD — Spectrum Generations will host its 20th annual Golf Fore a Cause golf tournament on Friday, June 10, at The Meadows Golf Club, 495 Huntington Hill Road. Check-in starts at 8 a.m. and tee off is at 9 a.m. The cost begins at $125 per golfer, and all proceeds go towards supporting Spectrum Generations’ […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Litchfield residents petition town to hold vote on animal shelter contract
Residents collected 224 signatures — 173 are required — to have the question included June 18 on the Town Meeting warrant.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec County lake associations seek funding for more boat inspections to fight invasive plants
Request from the three associations totals $10,600, a $2,600 increase to last year’s $8,000 appeal.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Maranacook Community High lists top 10 students for class of ’22
Anna Erb has been named valedictorian, and Sara St. Clair salutatorian.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government
Some Litchfield residents ask for Town Meeting vote on future of local animal shelter
The select board has yet to decide if they will provide an option on the warrant to use the Kennebec Valley Humane Society as an alternative to the town’s shelter.
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Litchfield officials break ground on new food bank, with eye on serving more residents
The initial construction costs are being funded by a $50,000 grant from the Good Shepherd Food Bank.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
New law to help tackle invasive plants that have troubled Cobbossee Lake for nearly 5 years
State task force must submit report by Jan. 15, 2023, with policy recommendations for better controlling invasive aquatic plant species at Maine lakes.