The Kennebec County town will go from having six firefighter/basic EMTs to five paramedics and four Advanced EMTs in 2020.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Times Record
Dresden town administrator says despite missing records, ordinances are valid
An attorney has raised the validity of Dresden’s Land Use and Planning ordinance in an appeal of stop work order at gravel pit to the Board of Appeals.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Bomb threat clears West Gardiner store
Fuller’s Market was evacuated Thursday morning following a report of a bomb threat.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Boy, 16, sentenced to 33 years in prison for murder of his mother in Litchfield
Lukas Mironovas suffered from mental illness and treatment failed, an aunt testified at Thursday’s hearing.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
One shooting range proposal approved, one withdrawn, in Augusta
A proposal to expand one of Capitol City Rifle & Pistol Club’s shooting ranges is withdrawn after neighbors and city officials express concerns about noise, safety.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Appeal process begins in Dresden gravel pit stop-work order
In appealing Dresden’s stop-work order on Heather Beasley’s gravel pit on the grounds that it predates the land-use ordinance Beasley, president of the Ballard-Milligan Gravel Corp., and her attorney say they have found no evidence the ordinance was properly enacted.
Posted inColumns, Kennebec Journal, Liz Soares, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Liz Soares: Virtual experiences creating unreality
The art of living in the real, bricks-and-mortar world is not coming naturally to our young people, writes Liz Soares.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education, Times Record
Richmond selectmen continue work on school withdrawal request
Elected officials are scheduled to meet with the Budget Committee at the end of the month on the recommended amount of funds to be set aside in the event that town residents vote in March to explore leaving RSU 2.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Vaughan Woods parking causes headaches for visitors, Hallowell police
After being towed from Middle Street in October, Topsham resident Charles Annable called Hallowell’s police department heavy-handed in their enforcement of parking ordinances.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville man who tried to con his way into an early release from prison pleads guilty
Frank Curtis, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to conspiring to make false statements to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and to committing mail fraud.