E-waste event raises record amount for Augusta’s Warming Center

For a donation, area residents could shed old electronics Saturday — some older than others — and support the Warming Center, a safe and warm place where people can spend weekdays when the cold weather rolls in.

United Way sponsoring Red Cross blood drive Nov. 10 in Augusta

Augusta’s Children’s Center holds virtual dinner series

Koussinoc Chapter DAR celebrates 233rd anniversary of signing of Constitution

Meeting held to observe anniversary, learn about Black Robe Regiment.

Mainers invited to dispose of unusable pesticides

Free disposal offered in Augusta, Bangor, Portland, Presque Isle; registration required by Oct. 9.

Ginsburg remembered, heralded at Augusta vigil

Speakers included state Sen. Shenna Bellows D-Manchester, executive director of the The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine in Augusta; state Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth; Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties; and activist Betsy Sweet.

Maine, union officials issue warning on failure to pass federal COVID-19 aid package

With no agreement on additional federal aid in the offing, Maine and union officials representing public employees say failure to reach agreement will endanger their ability to provide critical public services.

Melville Fuller relative criticizes, then commends protestors who rallied against Augusta statue

Robert Fuller Jr. sent a letter to protest organizers earlier this week accusing them of vandalism and saying the intent of the statue of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller outside the Kennebec County courthouse was to create a “teachable moment.”

Stoutly built ‘Can Opener’ railroad trestle unlikely to be moved in downtown Augusta

If it can be removed, city officials discuss using the trestle as part of a proposal to build a pedestrian-and-bike crossing on the former railroad bridge over the Kennebec River.

Pandemic, shortage of judges, and social distancing slow wheels of justice

Augusta's Capital Judicial Center the site of the state's first trial since the coronavirus pandemic halted trials in March.