Course registration for the Kennebec Neighbors Adult Education Program is expected to open next week.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Check out all the photos of Maine’s team at the Little League World Series
Photos by staff photographer Derek Davis.
Maine’s jobless rate sits at record low for fourth month
The question is now whether that low streak will stay steady.
Week In Photos Aug. 11-18, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Local food banks join effort to ‘end’ hunger in Maine by 2030
The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future has convened a committee of 40 permanent members who will work together to implement Maine’s ‘Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030.’
Farmington traffic lights to be updated
In September, six traffic lights on Broadway and Main Street will receive cabinet and structural work with updates to the lights themselves occurring over the winter.
Wilton to post listing for town manager
Current Wilton Town Manager Perry Ellsworth formally announced his departure from the position in July.
Ferry damaged rudders, propellers when it struck ledge near Vinalhaven
The Capt. Richard G. Spear, the Maine State Ferry Service’s newest ferry, had just left Vinalhaven bound for Rockland when it hit the ledge, transportation officials said Thursday.
Maine’s budget surplus provides $65 million for affordable housing
The state closed the 2023 fiscal year with a $141 million surplus, which is being used to fill Maine’s ‘rainy day’ fund and build more affordable housing.
Skowhegan ceremony formally marks launch of construction on $75 million elementary school
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for the new Margaret Chase Smith Community School, which MSAD 54 administrators say will allow for greater continuity in education because students no longer will have to transition from one school to another every couple of years.