A state-funded partnership with the Augusta Police Department will bring a behavioral health clinician to connect people with substance use disorder to resources meant to address addiction.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Kennebec County official facing sexual assault charges has history of prior job misconduct, documents say
James Saucier, 58, of Belgrade, who has been on paid administrative leave since April 9, 2020, has a track record of misusing county property and violating direct orders.
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Alarm system saves Augusta home from severe fire damage, officials say
No one was home at the time of the fire at 7 Buena Vista Drive, but one of the family’s cats perished and another was missing following the blaze.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Kennebec County maintenance manager sexually assaulted female inmate assigned to work for him, police allege in documents
James Saucier, 58, of Belgrade, was arrested last week on three counts of gross sexual assault in connection with the case, and the alleged victim told authorities she wasn’t the first incarcerated female he had assaulted.
Posted inLocal & State
Suspect sought by Gardiner police officer who crashed cruiser found dead in Richmond
Police say the unnamed male died in a self-inflicted shooting in Richmond.
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Belgrade Scout camp may be sold to buyer who will allow use by Boy Scouts
Camp Bomazeen, on Great Pond in Belgrade, has a potential buyer.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Suspect still loose after two police chases in Augusta, Randolph and Pittston
Augusta police broke off one of the chases last week after it was determined the threat to public safety outweighed allowing the suspect to flee.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Augusta considers self-storage businesses for vacant retail spaces
Storage businesses are not allowed now in two of the city’s largest retail shopping areas.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Woolwich woman struck, killed while walking on road in Dresden
Police had received reports of a pedestrian in the road prior to the collision.
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Few turn out to protest in Augusta, larger group gathers in Wayne to celebrate peaceful transition
Three people came to voice their opposition to President Joe Biden on Wednesday at the State House, where a large police presence was on alert.