An abandoned city-owned cemetery found in the woods between Riverside Drive and the Kennebec River in Augusta contains graves of Civil and Revolutionary war soldiers.
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Community foundation awards almost $29K to nonprofits
The Kennebec County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $28,950 in grants to four nonprofit organizations through its Community Building Grant Program. Grant recipients include: Augusta Teen Center, for a continuum of positive youth development services to help teenagers suspended from school and first-time offenders learn from their mistakes: $10,000. Boys & Girls […]
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Convicted killer’s Riverview escape conviction overturned by state’s top court
Mark Ian Gessner had his conviction overturned and the charge dismissed after a ruling Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, which said he had been improperly tried for the same criminal incident twice.
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Vassalboro man who allegedly stole ashes, geckos, indicted on domestic violence, burglary charges
A Kennebec County grand jury handed up indictments July 22 and 23.
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Agency compiles resource for bottlenecked foodservice businesses
AUGUSTA — To assist business owners facing food supply disruptions, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has compiled a new resource highlighting wholesale procurement channels available for agricultural and seafood products, including distributors, cooperatives, and direct-to-producer options. The Maine Wholesale Foodservice Distributors for Institutional Buyers list was also created in response to food […]
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UMaine at Augusta announces part-time dean’s lists
The University of Maine at Augusta has announced its fall 2020 spring 2021 part-time dean’s list. Names are listed alphabetically by county and city within the state of Maine, followed by national. Androscoggin Zach Danse, Darlene Gardner, Jennifer King, Kathleen Libby and Amanda Monaghan, all of Auburn; Dezirey Durazo of Greene; Kaeli Strout of Leeds; […]
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Job Corps offers career training to youth
Job Corps is enrolling people aged 16-24 interested in free learning career training in areas such as automotive, welding, healthcare, electrical and culinary arts. Virtual and online learning options are available. People can earn their high school diploma or equivalency, as well as their driver’s license, at the same time. Housing and meals are included […]
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UMaine at Augusta recognizes full-time dean’s list students
The University of Maine at Augusta has announced its 2021 spring semester full-time dean’s list. To qualify for the full-time dean’s list, students must a) complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of 100-level or higher UMA coursework (exclusive of pass/fail courses); and b) maintain a semester grade point average in these courses is 3.25 […]
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Protests take aim at Hallowell’s state Rep. Charlotte Warren after social media post
A comment on the now-deleted Facebook page of Rep. Charlotte Warren, suggesting that straight, white men are too emotional to be in politics, has sparked protests, but some fellow legislators are defending her free speech rights.
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Prosecutor says texts show former China man repeatedly sought sexually explicit images
Defense attorneys argue that emoji, in text messages between Jared Jandreau and Jessica Cox, that were not preserved by state computer crimes experts mean the intent of the texters can’t be fully determined.