AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A trial is underway for a former youth ministry program official in Canaan whose charged with unlawful sexual contact with a young girl. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2mb2yvv ) the 12-year-old girl testified on Tuesday that Lucas Savage, who was co-director of Youth Haven Ministry, touched her inappropriately while she was […]
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Ken Mason says he doesn’t want to be Kennebec sheriff
AUGUSTA — The candidate who Gov. Paul LePage controversially nominated last week to serve as Kennebec County’s next sheriff over the objections of county Democrats pulled his name from consideration on Wednesday. The move from Chief Deputy Ken Mason of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office ends a potential legal fight between the Republican governor’s office […]
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Secretary of State might not certify LePage’s choice for Kennebec sheriff
AUGUSTA — The career law enforcement official nominated by Gov. Paul LePage to serve as Kennebec County sheriff said he didn’t know he’d be appointed until the governor called his office on Thursday. It’s a bold move by the Republican governor — who is locked in a battle with the county Democratic committee — but […]
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Kennebec County jail closer to expansion
AUGUSTA — An expansion aimed at relieving overcrowding in the Kennebec County jail is moving forward. Kennebec County Commissioners have approved spending for engineering plans to add beds to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta. Interim Sheriff Ryan Reardon told the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1SsMWR6 ) that 24 beds and bathroom facilities for inmates would […]
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Litchfield school break-ins investigated
LITCHFIELD — Police and officials at Libby-Tozier School are reassuring parents that their children are safe following two recent nighttime break-ins. “The individual that is breaking in is targeting money and not technology, personal information, or even medication,” according to a post on the school’s Facebook page. “No personal information has been taken or even […]
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Franklin County sheriff proposes change to structure of Civil Division
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners tabled action Tuesday on a request from the sheriff to change the structure of the Civil Division in an effort to be more efficient, save the county money and generate revenue. Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. proposed creating a utility deputy position. Its main job would be to serve civil process […]
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Judge chastises Maine DEP head in overturning Vinalhaven wind power decree
AUGUSTA — A Superior Court judge has overturned a decision by the commissioner of the state’s Department of Environmental Protection concerning noise complaints against a Vinalhaven wind power project, saying the agency head’s action had no rational basis. Maine Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy’s ruling, issued Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court, criticized DEP Commissioner […]
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Kennebec County Jail looks to help jailed veterans
AUGUSTA (AP) — A two-year-old program at the Kennebec County Jail is helping rehabilitate military veterans behind bars. At their own request, veterans either awaiting trial or serving time at the Augusta jail can be housed in a special unit with other veterans aimed at treating military service-related problems that have contributed to their arrests. […]