AUGUSTA — Thomas Trafton and Olivia Varney have been awarded scholarships from The Benjamin Apthorp Gould Fuller and Harriet S. Williams Fuller Memorial Fund and The Horace Williams Memorial Fund. Trafton is a Maranacook High School graduate attending Boston College and enrolled at the Carroll School of Management. Varney is a Cony High School graduate attending […]
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News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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United Way of Kennebec Valley kicks off 2021 campaign
AUGUSTA — United Way of Kennebec Valley launched its 2021 fundraising season with $1,033,297 in committed early support at the virtual campaign kickoff. Twenty-four businesses reported early campaign success to a crowd of more than 90 people through Zoom Sept. 15. Andrew Silsby, president & CEO of Kennebec Savings Bank, is chairing United Way’s annual […]
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Kennebec Valley Golf Fore Kids’ Sake recognizes winning teams
Golf Fore Kids’ Sake raised more than $48,000 in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters, which mentors youths in Kennebec and Somerset counties.
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State clerks’ association honors Waterville’s deputy clerk
Sarah Cross, Waterville’s deputy clerk, was recognized Sept. 16 by the Maine Town & City Clerks’ Association with the 2021 Deputy Clerk of the Year Award. Cross was nominated by her clerk, whose nomination was bolstered by letters of support from the manager, tax collector, code enforcement officer, warden, and administrative clerk. Cross has served […]
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Vassalboro crash sends 3 to the hospital
Three people were taken to the hospital Thursday after a head-on crash around 11 a.m. on Riverside Drive that briefly closed down the roadway.
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Augusta plans to buy emergency vehicles, replace tennis courts, repair parking garage deck
A total of $4.4 million in capital improvement projects proposed for next year would require a vote by Augusta residents.
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Wiscasset Art Walk to feature Woolwich twig artist
WISCASSET — Susy Perrine, a self-described twig artist, is scheduled to build a garden structure out of that material from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, during the Wiscasset Art Walk. She’ll be under a tent on one of the grand sidewalks in Wiscasset Village. “I’m interested in the process almost as much as […]
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Gardiner-area school district reviews COVID-19 relief money plan
Maine School Administrative District 11 expects to receive nearly $3.6 million from the American Rescue Plan.
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Officials confirm human remains found in Falmouth belong to Richmond woman
Anneliese Heinig was last seen in Richmond in November 2019. The search for Heinig has centered around the Presumpscot River in Falmouth, where someone matching her description was seen on the shoulder of Interstate 295 two days earlier.
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Dana Wilde: Growing up in the woods
Watching a 4-year-old navigate nature, writes Dana Wilde, highlights the self reliance of Thoreau and Emerson.