Although the Benton Alewife Festival has been canceled for the second year in a row during the pandemic, the yearly alewife migration continues with big numbers in the Sebasticook River.
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Benton’s Alewife Festival canceled again, but great fish migration swims on
While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced cancellation of festival for second consecutive year, the yearly alewife migration continues in big numbers in the Sebasticook River.
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Tick worries prompt school officials to spray Hall-Dale Elementary School grounds
Dresden Elementary and Hall-Dale Elementary Schools have had the greatest amount of ticks in Regional School Unit 2, but the Hallowell school is the priority because of summer building use.
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Two women, 1-year-old girl killed Thursday when hit by car in Augusta
Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, Rosalyn Jean and baby girl died when hit by car driven by Chelsea man.
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Augusta mass vaccination site to remain open through June
Vaccination clinic operated by MaineGeneral Health continues to offer scheduled and walk-in appointments as it plans to also offer smaller, pop-up clinics around the region.
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Two pedestrians killed in accident on Augusta’s Cony Road
Police had not released the identities of any of the people involved as of Thursday night.
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Colby College’s Museum of Art reopening to public next month
The reopening coincides with final weekend of the ‘Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948-1960’ exhibition.
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Former Unity College employee sentenced to 2 years in prison for embezzling more than $500,000
Beth Bing, 49, of Waterville, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Bangor.
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New York man caught with cocaine in Augusta found guilty of furnishing, but not trafficking drugs
The first jury trial in several months in Augusta, which took place over two days, resulted in a guilty verdict for 46-year-old Timothy Barclift.
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Richmond officials tell voters to focus on academics, not cost of stand-alone school district
In order to withdraw from Regional School Unit 2, the town of Richmond needs 822 votes, more than 50% of voters from the last gubernatorial election.