AUGUSTA — Maine photographer Séan Alonzo Harris’s “Light Confirms My Reality,” a community-based photo project and exhibition in collaboration with faculty and students at the University of Maine at Augusta and the Charles Danforth Gallery, is scheduled to be on view Wednesday, March 9, through Thursday, March 31, at the 46 University Drive gallery. The […]
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Augusta university names fall president’s, dean’s lists
University of Maine at Augusta has announced the 2021 fall semester full-time president’s list and the 2021 fall semester full-time dean’s list. UMA President’s List Androscoggin County Braelyn Bailey of Durham; Sarah Bedard of Lewiston; Becca Budesheim of Lisbon Falls; Sarah Cougle of Auburn; Taylor Day of Turner; Kira Gelinas of Poland; Cameron Gilman of […]
Waterville child assault cases among latest indictments from grand jury
Waterville and Vassalboro men were indicted in separate cases of alleged child assaults as part of indictments from a Kennebec County grand jury.
Augusta cracks down on neglected, dangerous buildings
Many of the problematic properties are owned by absentee owners, including large banks or limited liability companies that make it difficult for city officials to determine who or what owns certain buildings.
Preparations underway to bring 25 sturgeon sculptures to sites in Augusta by June
A prototype of a sturgeon with a curled tail has been completed and a search is ongoing for artists to paint the fish for the Augusta Downtown Alliance’s public art program.
Augusta officials decide city flagpoles to remain only for ‘governmental’ flags
Following separate requests to fly a Pride flag and an Irish flag, city officials have declined to allow other flags on city poles.
Adding housing tops Augusta council’s goals for year
Councilors prioritize making Augusta a recovery-ready community to address substance use, creating a low-barrier homeless shelter, and moving ahead with construction of a new police station and development of public transportation.
Augusta student makes dean’s list at Emerson
BOSTON — Alexa Gallant of Augusta is among the students named to 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Emerson College. Gallant, a member of the class of 2022, is majoring in writing, literature and publishing. The requirement to make dean’s list is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester.
Officials watch Kennebec River levels as rollercoaster weather also sets high-temperature record
Spring-like temperatures followed by several inches of predicted snow for the region are creating some flooding concerns in the Augusta-Waterville area, officials said.
Augusta student makes Virginia university dean’s list
RADFORD, Va. — Danielle Malaya Haines of Augusta, a psychology major, has been named to the 2021 fall dean’s list at Radford University. Students placed on the dean’s list must have 12 semester hours of coursework graded A-F, earn GPAs of at least 3.4 for all courses not graded on a pass-fail basis, obtain no […]