The department was formed in 1946 and currently has about 15 members, according to Chief Clarence ‘Bug’ Cram.
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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Lawmakers frustrated by lack of information about proposed psychiatric facility
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Health and Human Services says the state has spent many hours talking with legislators about the overall operations of Riverview and specific proposals for new facilities.
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Augusta officials ask: Is Riverview proposal hospital or prison?
A representative for the state had little information to offer the planning board Tuesday night.
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Augusta to consider funds to replace ambulance destroyed in crash
City council will vote Thursday on a proposal to tap into reserve funds to help buy two new rescue vehicles.
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City officials meet with church, social service providers over fate of St. Mark’s Church
Mayor has said homeless shelter or soup kitchen incompatible with neighborhood while St. Mark’s is looking for organization to carry on its mission to help people.
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Augusta board to review Riverview expansion proposal
The proposal is part of a state Department of Health and Human Services effort to regain federal certification for Riverview and the $20 million annual federal funding reimbursement that comes with it.
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Augusta uses court-granted authority to clean up Cony Street property
The city said it hired a contractor to remove a yard full of junk, but the homeowner’s son said antiques and collectibles were among the items hauled off.
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Residents near Augusta shooting range concerned about noise, back proposed improvements
The installation of higher berms and overhead baffles would reduce the sound volume to that of normal human speech, according to a shooting range architect.
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Presence of bedbugs detected at Augusta’s Buker Community Center
Programming for the Augusta Boys and Girls Club for Teens will continue as planned but will be held in a different part of the building.
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State looks to relocate workers to new office building on Capitol Street in Augusta
The proposal could move state workers out of downtown as the state looks for a developer to find a productive reuse for the former Department of Transportation maintenance garage.