Jesse P. Hensley was clocked on radar going 87 mph in a 55-mph zone on a Yamaha motorcycle.
2018
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Richmond voters re-elect incumbent, newcomer to Board of Selectmen
O’Neil LaPlante returns for a second term, and Randy Bodge will join the board.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Clinton voters approve $2.6 million budget
The budget, passed by paper ballot, represents an increase of 2.6 percent over the current budget.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Kennebec Journal June 12-13 police log
Augusta area police reports for June 12-13, 2018.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s rental market among nation’s least affordable, report says
A housing coalition’s annual report places Maine 9th among states where there’s a big gap between what a typical renter earns and what is needed to comfortably afford a 2-bedroom apartment.
Posted inLocal & State
Three firefighters injured fighting smoky fire at Norridgewock landfill
Spontaneous combustion in a small area ignited a fire on more than 2 acres that was aggravated when the wind came up.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Manchester votes to ban plastic bags in retail stores
The vote appears to make Manchester the first capital-area municipality to ban single-use plastic bags in local stores.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
SAD 49 Chairwoman Rudnicki wins Republican primary for House District 108
Shelley Rudnicki defeated Fairfield Town Councilor Beverly Busque in the GOP primary.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Fed increase in key interest rate will add to cost of borrowing for consumers, businesses
The central bank also signals more interest rate hikes are coming this year as the economy continues its steady expansion.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Bates, Appel elected to Windsor selectmen
The three-way race was for two spots on the Windsor Board of Selectmen.