Augusta police Officer Laura Drouin, who shot and injured then-Riverview patient Jason Begin in a 2015 confrontation, was cleared Friday in a federal civil lawsuit.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.
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Augusta proposal would step up regulation of home-based businesses
The proposal would ban any new automobile repair businesses operating out of homes and require the owners of existing such shops to obtain a city license.
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Augusta councilors to weigh medical marijuana rules
City officials propose to regulate and establish a licensing system for medical marijuana.
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Livermore Falls man arrested for alleged child sex assault in Mount Vernon
The incident allegedly took place in 2017 or 2018 and involved a girl younger than age of 12.
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Two sentenced for drug trafficking in Augusta
In separate cases, William Seabron and Randy Otero-Sanchez were each sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday.
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Windsor man sentenced to 3 years in prison for chase that ended in Whitefield
Wesley A. Glidden, 35, told a judge he hopes to get treatment for his addiction to drugs.
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Kennebec County DA admonished for meeting with judge
Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, was accused of misconduct for a 2014 meeting with a judge, at his request, which resulted in a conviction being overturned.
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Psychiatric patient who killed father allowed to move into Augusta group home
A judge says he’ll approve a request from a Riverview Psychiatric Center patient found not criminally responsible for the 1995 killing of his father to move to a group home in Augusta.
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Waterville man sentenced to 3 years for trafficking in crack, fentanyl, heroin
Philip Bussiere, 55, admitted to police he drove a New York man around to sell drugs, and people also came to his residence to buy drugs.
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Medical marijuana caregivers would need licenses under Augusta proposal
The proposed licensing system would cap the number of medical marijuana caregiver retail stores to 15 citywide.