Students and community members collect the cereal boxes for the Augusta Food Bank. The food will save the food bank about $5,000.
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Kennebec County group debates whether controversial Fuller statue is ‘our collective problem’
Kennebec County Commissioners voted unanimously in February to remove the statue of Melville Fuller from county courthouse property. They now must decide where it will go.
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Posted inCommunity, Connections
Volunteer Maine seeks nominees for service awards
Nominations close at 5 p.m. Friday, April 30.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Augusta Civic Center vaccination clinic eyeing expanded hours as vaccine supply increases
MaineGeneral Health spokesperson Joy McKenna said the only hindrance to the clinic inoculating more people right now is vaccine supply.
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Missing Augusta man died by suicide
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported that Pierre Bolduc, who was reported missing at the end of January, died by suicide.
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Augusta Fire Department to offer COVID-19 vaccine Saturday at Cony to those 60 or older
Officials say 180 shots are available, and people must preregister for the vaccination clinic, scheduled for noon to 3 p.m. at the food court at Cony High School, 60 Pierce Drive.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Maine Women’s Hall of Fame to hold virtual induction ceremony
The 2020 and 2021 inductees will be honored.
Posted inHealth, News
Shah: Mainers made Maine safer than other states
Dr. Nirav Shah of the Maine Center for Disease Control credits residents for lower percentages of COVID-19 cases, deaths than other states.
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Augusta may tap state resources to reach out to residents with substance use problems
At Thursday night’s meeting, Augusta city councilors met with the state’s Opioid Response Project Manager Rowland Robinson who offered the city the use of the state’s media campaign materials.
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Educators ages 60 and older to be vaccinated Saturday at Augusta Civic Center clinic
In order to attend, teachers and staff that met the age requirement had to be selected by their school district.