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🌱 Patch AM: Swing in for Snacks and 10 more events
Coming up: Get Connected! on the Augusta Patch calendar
Cheers Augusta! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Get Connected! at Randall Student Center
- Swing in for Snacks at Randall Student Center
- Augusta Farmers' Market at Mill Park
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
- Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 78, low: 51.
- Wednesday: Cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 63 degrees.
📸 Around Augusta
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Augusta
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★ Featured events ★
- Get Connected! →
Randall Student Center, 46 University Drive, Augusta
10:00 am
Tuesday September 8
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Other local events
- Swing in for Snacks →
Randall Student Center, 46 University Drive, Augusta
11:30 am - Augusta Farmers' Market at Mill Park →
1 Water St, Augusta
2:00 pm - Seen and Herd Club Weekly Meeting →
Randall Student Center, 46 University Drive, Augusta
3:00 pm - Capitol Western Chapter Meeting - ZOOM & In-Person →
MSEA Headquarters, 5 Community Drive, 3rd Floor, Augusta
5:45 pm - Board of Education Business Meeting
Augusta Public Schools Capital Area Tech Center, 7 Pierce Dr, Augusta, ME 04330, USA
7:00 pm - Casting The Net Conference 2026 →
First United Pentecostal Church of Augusta, 15 Wilson Street, Augusta - Opening Reception: Michel Droge: Dreams from the Bardo →
Jewett Hall, 46 University Drive, Augusta
4:00 pm - Anti-Bullying Committee
Rsu 12 Chelsea Elementary School, 560-566 Togus Rd, Chelsea, ME 04330\
4:30 pm - 25th Anniversary September 11th Remembrance Ceremony →
Katz Library, 46 University Dr, Augusta
8:30 am - VEBA Meeting →
MSEA Headquarters, 5 Community Drive, 3rd Floor, Augusta
8:30 am - Maine Paranormal & Horror Convention 2026 →
Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta
10:00 am
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Augusta. Apply here.
- US Department of Veterans Affairs posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aid in Augusta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Augusta here.
🗞 Nearby News
Gardiner
- Gardiner football rides passing attack, defense to win over Nokomis (centralmaine.com)
- Maine's minimum teacher pay is rising. Can schools afford to keep up? (centralmaine.com)
- Obituary: Halsey W. McDonough (centralmaine.com)
Winthrop
- For national truck driving champion from Winthrop, 'it's all about safety' (centralmaine.com)
Waterville
- Gubernatorial candidate Rick Bennett travels to Waterville as part of 'For a Better Maine Tour' (wmtw.com)
- The Constance Fisher Case (wordpress.com)
Ok Augusta! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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