The overcast sky didn’t stop residents from coming out to the North Street Recreation Area in Waterville to celebrate National Trails Day.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Kents Hill graduates urged to see how far they have come
At Kents Hill School’s commencement Saturday, 49 students from around central Maine and around the world prepared to move on from their school in Readfield to take their next steps in the world.
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Photos: Carrabec High School holds graduation ceremonies in North Anson
The high school held commencement ceremonies Friday in the gymnasium. All photos by Morning Sentinel staff photographer Michael G. Seamans.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Fairfield-area school board reviews funding plan for new school construction project
The Maine School Administrative District 49 board of directors on Thursday were told the state would cover at least 94% of the cost to build a consolidated elementary school on Neck Road in Benton adjacent to Benton Elementary School.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Property taxes to increase in Augusta for the first time in 5 years
Augusta councilors approved a $72.6 million budget for the city and its schools Thursday, resulting in a 4.7% tax increase several said was unavoidable.
Posted inCommunity News, Elections, Local & State, Local Elections, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
As vote nears on Fairfield water expansion project, state says it’s unable to fund filter systems ‘in perpetuity’
Fairfield is considering a $48 million expansion of the public water system as a way to help those with private wells that testing has found to be contaminated by PFAS.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Police: Car crash in Augusta leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
Augusta police identified the man who died as a result of the crash Friday on Route 3 in Augusta as Stephen Moore, 31.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Why did the salamander cross the road? Waterville man has the answer
Greg LeClair, 26, founded Maine Big Night, a citizen-based science program that collects data on amphibian road crossings and deaths and seeks to find solutions to wildlife conservation, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos May 27-June 3, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program identifies more than $1.3 million in fraudulent requests for rental assistance
Agency that provides social services to residents of Kennebec and Somerset counties has received the most fraudulent applications for federal rental assistance in Maine this year.