Holiday shoppers rested after Black Friday, will descend on local businesses for Small Business Saturday.
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Posted inLife & Culture
Mainely Harmony concert set for Dec. 1
Also performing are three diverse quartets and a mixed ensemble composed of chorus members and singers from the men’s Nor’easter Barbershop Chorus.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Gov. Mills orders state agencies to step up Maine’s fight against climate change
The governor announces her executive order at the Blaine House, where solar panels designed to meet 25 percent of the electricity demand at the governor’s residence have been installed.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Little still known about why officer shot man in Augusta
Augusta Police Chief Jared Mills said no new information was available on Monday about the Sunday morning incident.
Posted inCommunity
Model Railroad Celebration set for Dec. 6-7 in Augusta
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Museum will host two days of chugging trains and tooting horns during its annual Model Railroad Celebration at 230 State St. The celebration is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, admission is free, according to a news […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Augusta police officer on leave after shooting
Officer Sabastian Guptill is on leave after an armed altercation Sunday morning during which he shot an Augusta man wanted by police in Fairfield.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Uncategorized
Augusta prepares to greet the holidays with 40-foot balsam fir
The tree was a donation of Anita and Peter Morrissey, in whose yard the transplanted forest tree has been growing for more than a decade.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Augusta forum spotlights concerns with imprisoning youth, discusses juvenile justice reform
A 32-member task force is soliciting feedback in its effort to recommend changes, which could include shutting down state’s only youth prison, to how Maine treats youthful offenders.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Heater causes small fire at UMA library
Augusta Fire Department Battalion Chief John Bennett said a heater caught on fire this morning, but burned itself out before causing major damage.