Police say Brian Dyer, 30, set fire to a fuel pump outside an Augusta convenience store early on May 17.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Kennebec County Budget Committee endorses budget proposal
The proposed budget, with its largest requested increase in nearly two decades, includes additional funding for the jail normally sought from the state Legislature, and to hire three additional deputies.
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Kennebec Valley YMCA introduces new leader as it reopens
Ranae L’Italien is taking over as executive director of the organization, which is opening its Augusta and Manchester facilities — while implementing coronavirus precautions.
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Augusta school board supports controversial broadcast media rules
Broadcasters have said they will no longer cover Cony High School sporting events due to the policy, which was twice turned away by the school board previously due to a lack of input from broadcasters.
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Winthrop High School bringing a drive-in to graduation
The high school opted to use outdoor screens to broadcast the ceremony outside, so all graduates could gather in one place — in a socially distant way — to celebrate the milestone.
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Maranacook Community High School marks graduation with weekend of ceremonies
The Readfield-based Regional School Unit 38 school district will send off its seniors with 10 ceremonies spread over Saturday and Sunday, allowing the graduates to have in-person celebrations to close out their high school careers.
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Gardiner city officials send proposed budget to next read in two weeks
A split council denies a credit enhancement agreement to the developers of Central Maine Crossing.
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Gardiner plans outdoor ceremony and fireworks to celebrate graduation
Every year, the Gardiner Area High School graduation brings hundreds of people to watch the annual rite of passage. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, technology will bring the ceremony to the audience both near and far.
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Developer proposes 50-unit apartment building for seniors in Augusta
The Planning Board rejected a request to waive some city zoning requirements developer Jim Pepin said are needed to build on the Western Avenue site, currently home to a vacant office building.
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Dana Wilde: Turn, turn, turn
Every kind of suffering and joy seems upon us here in early summer, writes Dana Wilde.