The proposed budget for next year is $17.9 million, up $1.2 million from the current year.
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Pet Palooza event to benefit mental health awareness, humane societies
The fundraiser begins Sunday, May 1.
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Maine Pottery Tour showcases handmade art
The annual event invites people to tour pottery and ceramics studios across the state, giving them a chance to meet the artists behind the work, see it in progress, and to shop for Maine-made gifts.
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Maranacook Community High lists top 10 students for class of ’22
Anna Erb has been named valedictorian, and Sara St. Clair salutatorian.
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Winthrop historical society reschedules doll party for May 7
Winthrop Maine Historical Society has rescheduled its doll party with local author Karen Richards Toothaker for 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 7. The party will be held at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center at 107 Main St. The interactive, make-and-take doll party requires no sewing, according to a news release from the society. […]
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Winthrop society changes business meeting schedule
The next meeting is set for Thursday, May 5.
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Kennebec County receives more than $47 million in requests for pandemic relief funds
County officials have contracted with a consultant to review, rank and complete risk assessments of grant applications to help determine how Kennebec County’s $23.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds will be spent.
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Kennebec County Budget Committee endorses $17.4 million spending plan
By law, two public hearings must be held on the proposed budget: The first is set for May 10 in Waterville, the second for May 11 in Augusta.
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The Bailey Library plans celebrate poetry month with Poets in the Library
WINTHROP –The Bailey Library, at 39 Main St., plans to celebrate poetry month with Poets in the Library at noon Saturday, April 30. The event focuses on the recently self-published chapbook “A Simple Abundance” that features over a dozen local poets. The poets featured in the chapbook will read from their work in the King […]
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Local teens receive Teens to Trails scholarships
April is a special month in Teens to Trails’ 16-year history. The nonprofit organization celebrates the birthday of Sara Leone, a Wiscasset high school student who died in a car accident at age 15. Shortly afterward, her parents, Bob and Carol Leone, founded Teens to Trails with the hopes of sharing their daughter’s love of […]