Kennebec Valley Community Action Program identifies more than $1.3 million in fraudulent requests for rental assistance

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Published
June 2, 2022

Kennebec Valley Community Action Program identifies more than $1.3 million in fraudulent requests for rental assistance

Agency that provides social services to residents of Kennebec and Somerset counties has received the most fraudulent applications for federal rental assistance in Maine this year.
Published
May 24, 2022

Augusta man who allegedly set off fireworks inside apartment indicted

Gerald Scott Stackpole, 45, of Augusta was indicted on charges of arson, domestic violence criminal threatening and endangering the welfare of a child following a July 1, 2021, fire in his apartment.
Published
May 18, 2022

Officials hope incentives will ease staffing shortages, burnout at Kennebec County Correctional Facility

County jail in Augusta now running with about half the staff needed to operate, leading to high overtime costs and burnout among those who work there.
Published
April 14, 2022

Suspended Kennebec County official pleads no contest to sexual assault of female inmate

Initially charged with three counts of gross sexual assault, James Saucier, 60, of Belgrade pleads no contest to lesser charges related to incidents involving a female inmate he supervised.
Published
February 14, 2022

Kennebec County not notified before controversial statue abruptly removed from courthouse grounds

County officials say they were unaware the statue of Melville W. Fuller was to be removed Sunday from the lawn in front of the Kennebec County Courthouse, two months ahead of a deadline imposed by county commissioners.

Published
February 9, 2022

Proposed Augusta judicial heritage museum with controversial Fuller statue on hold after lukewarm board reception

After public opposition to a plan to develop the Maine Judicial Heritage Society Museum and Park on a vacant lot in Augusta, proponents asked the Augusta Planning Board to delay consideration of the proposal.
Published
January 4, 2022

Central Maine government officials consider renewing pandemic precautions as omicron variant surges

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Maine, local governments have taken different tacks in how they conduct public meetings and carry on municipal business.
Published
December 7, 2021

Central Maine rescue officials say staffing crisis leading to faltering coverage

Across the region, EMS services are finding they don't have enough staff to answer a growing number of calls.
Published
September 8, 2021

Panel to shed light on its plan to rebalance Maine’s voting districts

Maine's congressional districts are about to get a makeover, as a legislative commission contemplates how to move about 23,300 voters out of what is now the 1st District in response to the latest federal census.
Published
June 24, 2021

Kennebec County Republican Committee votes to censure Collins

While the move is only procedural and unlikely to affect Sen. Susan Collins, experts say it is part of a populist shift in the Republican Party from the local to the national level.

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