Ambulances and associated equipment can cost upward of half a million dollars, leaving ambulance services with huge expenses when the vehicles need to be replaced.
Ethan Horton
Staff Writer
Ethan covers local politics and the environment for the Kennebec Journal, and he runs the weekly Kennebec Beat newsletter. He joined the KJ in 2024 shortly after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in journalism and political science and was an editor for The Daily Tar Heel. For better or worse, Ethan always wanted to live in Maine.
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China to vote on giving up 215-year-old easement behind The Landing
Ownership of the strip of land, a strip about 200 feet long that used to be a wagon road along China Lake, is at the center of a decadeslong town dispute.
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Hallowell budget cuts 15% in spending, lowers property taxes
This year’s cuts came in the shadow of last year’s budget, which raised property taxes by about 20%, a decision that councilors later discovered they could not reverse.
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Study: Colby added $2.5 billion to Maine’s economy since 2019
The analysis, commissioned as a follow-up to a report on Colby’s impact from 2014-18 and presented in downtown Waterville on Thursday, shows the college’s investments in facilities and people added $1.3 billion to the Waterville-area economy over the last six years.
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Winslow manager to step down in November due to family health issues
Steve Soucy, who read his resignation letter during a Winslow Town Council meeting Monday, will leave the town just months after a contentious hiring process.
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FirstPark director retires after piloting business park to sustainability
Building communication with partners and business prospects helped build the park’s reputation, Jim Dinkle, retiring FirstPark executive director, said.
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West Gardiner residents express frustration with leaders in public forum
The special meeting Thursday evening was called to address “questions arising on social media platforms, FOAA requests, Select Board un-involvement and any other topics that may be of question.”
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Kennebec Land Trust to dedicate three new conservation areas
The new lots, which will be open to the public, add more than 160 acres to KLT’s extensive portfolio of permanently conserved land.
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Winslow town manager quits, Town Council has not accepted his resignation
Steve Soucy is working a ‘modified work schedule’ following his resignation after only three months on the job.
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Readfield man in critical condition after motorcycle crash in Winthrop
Keith Anderson, 28, was driving his motorcycle south on Route 133 when a car made a left turn from the northbound lane in front of him.