Augusta area police reports for Sept. 8, 2019.
Abigail Austin
Abigail is a Kennebec Journal staff writer covering crime and courts. She has a BFA from the University of Maine Farmington and has worked in journalism for five years, meeting the community first as the Connections editor at the Sun Journal. She writes because she's curious and wants to tell the stories of central Mainers. It was this same curiosity that stirred Abby and her husband to sell everything in a yard sale and hit the American back roads as full-time RVers where she met locals who gave her recipes for fire water and fudge along with tips to avoid bear and cockroaches. Now parked in Hartford on a little ranch, Abby spends her spare time in the saddle and and on the trails with her dog.
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Pups enjoy off leash fun at opening of new Gardiner Dog Park
20 dogs attend city-owned dog park despite cancellation of Barks in the Park event.
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Roadwork resumes in Belgrade, but finish line in sight
The work is expected to be completed by Oct. 19.
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Pedestrian struck by vehicle on Madison Avenue in Skowhegan
Skowhegan man suffered serious injuries.
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Barks in the Park to celebrate pups, Gardiner’s new dog park
The annual event will continue to fund upkeep of the new city-owned dog park.
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Implementation grant to help Emery Farm expand
Wayne farm will use $48,000 grant to purchase high tunnels, extend growing season.
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Monmouth replaces culvert on Sanborn Road
Culvert had flooded ‘repeatedly’ where a marsh feeds into Jug Stream.
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Students move into University of Maine Augusta’s first dormitory
Hallowell’s Stevens Hall will house 36 students, with a second dormitory planned for the 2020-2021 school year.
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Fayette Central School students return to class
A total of six are entering prekindergarten this year at the school of 77 students.
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Winthrop water safe to consume, though residents told a test was missed
A “clerical error” resulted in the miss of water testing, which will now be done quarterly, not annually, according to officials.