MULTITASKING: Skowhegan Area High School fans consult a cell phone Wednesday while consuming snow cones together at the Augusta Civic Center during the girls basketball team's Class A East tournament match up against Morse High School. The lady Indians defeated the Shipbuilders 57-43 and will meet Brunswick for the regional final Friday afternoon. The boys are, from left, Jacob Anderson, Eli Holland, Adam Turcotte, Cooper Holland, and Euriah Campbell.
Study:Franklin County is Maine's healthiest Franklin County is Maine's healthiest county while neighboring Oxford County is the least, according to a set of new reports that rank all the counties within their states.
Dairy farmers pin hopes on Maine brand of milk Maine dairy farmers hope their new organic milk, called MOOMilk, becomes as popular among natural-food buffs as Maine lobster is among seafood lovers.
FAIRFIELD TOWN BUDGET TIGHTENS FAIRFIELD -- If the annual town meeting were held here tomorrow, voters would be looking at a budget recommended by the town council that is 4.52 percent lower than the current one.
POLICE SKOWHEGAN -- Police on Wednesday widened the investigation into reports of windows being shot out, apparently by someone using a pellet gun.
Robber accused of stealing $30K worth of tools from grandfather AUGUSTA -- A Pittston woman convicted of a convenience store robbery was indicted last week on charges of stealing thousands of dollars in tools from her grandfather while she was out on bail.
SKOWHEGAN Chamber event set for Friday SKOWHEGAN -- The Skowhegan Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and recognition dinner is set for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at T & B's Celebration Center on Madison Avenue.
EASTERN B BOYS: Mt. View can't keep up with Ellsworth BANGOR -- If you went into the Eastern B boys semifinal between Ellsworth and Mt. View thinking Ellsworth was a one man show of Ryan Petros, it didn't take long for the Eagles to prove otherwise.
EASTERN B GIRLS: Winslow offense stymied in loss BANGOR -- The Mt. Desert Island girls basketball team stuck to its defensive game plan throughout Wednesday's Eastern B semifinal game against Winslow. Those expecting a shootout were disappointed, but the Trojans were happy with the result and not interested in style points.
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VIDEOAugusta floodingStaff video by Joe Phelan An ice jam in the Kennebec River has caused flooding which sent water into parking lots on the west bank of the river downtown.
The flood sent emergency and public works crews scrambling.
The water rapidly overflowed the banks in Augusta about 1 p.m. today. Video archives. View photo slideshows by our photographers.
VIDEOKennebec River Ice JamStaff video by Joe Phelan The mile-long ice jam in the Kennebec River just north of the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Bridge between Gardiner and Randolph, Maine caused flooding up river in Augusta and Hallowell. Video archives. View photo slideshows by our photographers.
VIDEOKennebec Journal Press The Kennebec Journal press at Western Avenue in Augusta made its last run Dec. 14, 2009. Before that occurred, staff reporter Betty Adams coordinated a video record of the operation filmed by J.B. Lawrence. Video archives. View photo slideshows by our photographers.
Pressing Forward 2010 For more than 150 years, the Kennebec Journal was printed in Augusta. In December 2009 that all changed. We look at the history of printing newspapers in Augusta and Waterville. Read our special section here.
Mid-Maine Chamber's Anniversary EditionChamber's 90+: For more than 90 years, the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce has been serving you. Read it here.
Tough timesOur recent Sunday series of stories has focused on the difficult economic climate and its effects on central Mainers. Articles and tips. How to deal with unemployment; job search, how to avoid foreclosure; economic stimulus and pinching pennies during the recession. Read the series here.
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Eustis moose photosRarely moose-less in Eustis Stacy Blanchet, a Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel staffer and free-lance photographer, captured some great photos of a moose enjoying a drink and fresh greens off Route 27 north of Eustis over Memorial Day weekend. Watch photo slideshow.
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