Christopher Buck, who resigned as foreman in 2022, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of driving to endanger after competing a court-ordered treatment program. He has been ordered to pay a fine totaling $730 and lost his driver’s license for 30 days.
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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Firefighters knock down Richmond chimney fire in frigid weather
To stave off disasters, fire officials urge residents to have their chimneys cleaned and inspected annually.
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Former director of Kennebec County Emergency Management Agency charged with stalking, invasion of computer privacy
Arthur E. True, 50, of Albion resigned as director of the agency last April, the same month the incidents allegedly took place.
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At swearing-in ceremony, Augusta councilors pledge to work hard, make residents proud
Augusta city councilors and school board members elected in November took their oaths of office on Thursday.
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West Gardiner mom gives birth to central Maine’s first baby of 2024
Brooke Brann gave birth to her son, Shiloh, at 9:31 a.m. on Monday, New Year’s Day.
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Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck on Cony Road in Augusta
The incident on Saturday took place a short distance from where three pedestrians were struck and killed in 2021.
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Pedestrian injured after being struck by vehicle on Cony Road in Augusta
An accident report described the man’s injuries as serious.
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Firefighters extinguish late-night Farmingdale mobile home fire
Mobile home damaged by fire was unoccupied, officials investigating cause.
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Maine secretary of state’s Manchester home targeted in ‘swatting call’
Shenna Bellows says she and co-workers have endured threats since her Thursday ruling banning former President Trump from Maine primary ballot.
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Augusta to use $75,000 in ARPA funds for cleanup of homeless encampments
City spent just over $33,000 cleaning up encampments since April.