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PublishedDecember 11, 2023
Storm brings heavy rain, power outages to central Maine
Flood alerts popped up Monday in the wake of a storm that threatened to bring heavy rain to central Maine. Over 3,000 people are without power in central Maine.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Agency to fork up nearly $200,000 for shielding public records related to Kennebec County jail
The Maine County Commissioners Association Risk Pool is the first government entity in Maine to be penalized for wrongly withholding documents since the Freedom of Access Act became law in 1959.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
Prosecutor in Kennebec, Somerset counties hired to lead new public defender office in Augusta
Beginning in November, Frayla Tarpinian, who has worked in the Kennebec and Somerset County District Attorney's Office for more than a decade, is to oversee the first brick-and-mortar public defender office in Maine.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2023
Mosquito-borne diseases found in emus, horses in Maine
Viruses have now been found in mosquitoes or in animals around the state, prompting health officials to warn Maine residents to protect against mosquito bites.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2023
Central Maine likely to experience flash floods, power outages from Hurricane Lee
Four and a half months after heavy rain and flooding damaged infrastructure throughout central Maine, emergency managers are urging communities to prepare for wind and rain.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
Kennebec County EMA director put on administrative leave 3 months after hiring
Kennebec County Administrator Scott Ferguson declined to specify the reason for the action.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
North Yarmouth pilot, student pilot identified as 2 dead in Litchfield plane crash
The pilot of the Wiggins Airways plane has been identified as James Shepard-Kegl, 69, of North Yarmouth, the student pilot was Jumaane Omari Stanley Melville, 37, of St. Petersburg, Florida.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Law Court affirms ‘bad faith’ finding in public records case stemming from Kennebec County jail lawsuit
In a rare decision, Maine's highest court said officials wrongfully withheld records about a settlement payment to a Black inmate who alleged he had been assaulted by guards while awaiting trial.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Kennebec County strikes three-year deal with jail officers union
Corrections officers at the Kennebec County jail will receive a 3% raise this year and 7% in each of the next two years, but the starting salary remains among the lowest in Maine.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2023
Three men arrested in Kennebec County on drug trafficking charges, officials say
Timothy Dumas and Dustin Schultz of Manchester and Paul M. Adams of Augusta face multiple charges after deputies found illegal drugs inside their vehicles during recent traffic stops, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office.
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