Andrew L. Fertig told authorities he’d made the biggest mistake of his life and didn’t want the woman to die. He faces attempted murder charges, among others.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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On Jan. 8, 1825, the Kennebec Journal laid out its mission
The first issue of the KJ, printed 200 years ago Wednesday, contained this note from the publishers.
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Kennebec Journal, Maine’s oldest newspaper, turns 200
The Kennebec Journal published its first issue on Jan. 8, 1825, making it Maine’s oldest surviving newspaper.
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Home Town Cafe opens in former sweetFrog location in Waterville
In Central Maine Eats, Home Town Cafe, a new breakfast and lunch eatery, opened Thursday at 72 Armory Road in Waterville.
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1950s-style diner faces uncertain future after Augusta Denny’s closes
In Central Maine Eats, city officials say there are no current plans for the distinctive diner building in Augusta; its parent company is closing 150 underperforming restaurants nationwide.
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Camp Bomazeen sale must benefit central Maine Boy Scouts, court says
The court’s decision, issued Tuesday, leaves the future of camp on Great Pond in Belgrade in doubt.
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62-lot senior neighborhood proposed on rural Monmouth site
The Monmouth Planning Board will hold a public hearing Thursday evening on the proposed single-family senior housing development.
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Riverview patient sentenced on child porn charge in Augusta
Paul Orchard, 43, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for possession of sexually explicit video of a child under 12 years old. In 2014 he was found not criminally responsible for sexually assaulting and killing his mother-in-law in front of his 6-year-old daughter in Peru.
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Augusta residents support Kmart plaza project as tax break is delayed
Neighbors said the proposed changes would make Western Avenue a more inviting place to live and work.
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Augusta woman charged with arson after allegedly setting apartment fire
Amanda Condon, 37, of Augusta, was arrested after allegedly lighting a staircase outside an apartment building in Augusta ablaze.