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Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Augusta woman doing nothing wrong when struck by state police car
Maine State Police officials said no charges are coming after a state-owned car driven by a detective struck and injured an Augusta woman on Tuesday.
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Dana Wilde: An inconvenient truth about firewood — we need to burn less
If there are steps you can take to cut back wood and oil burning at your house, writes Dana Wilde, you need to take them.
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Litchfield man indicted on kidnapping, domestic violence charges in wake of August manhunt
A Kennebec County Grand Jury also indicted a 16-year-old boy on murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges related to the 2018 killing of his mother, also in Litchfield.
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As work piles up at Augusta landfill, officials to consider hiring new director
A position overseeing operations at Hatch Hill landfill has been vacant since the former administrator was promoted to public works director in 2011.
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Hallowell boat landing redesign delayed after bids come back too expensive
State officials said the project was slated to cost about $225,000, but bids came back more than $60,000 higher and construction likely can’t begin until Labor Day 2020.
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Augusta road closed after truck hits flatbed carrying portable toilets
A portion of Civic Center Drive was shut down after collision, which caused about 100 gallons of diesel fuel to spill.
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H. Allen Ryan, central Maine philanthropist, remembered as supporter of community, education
Family and colleagues say H. Allen Ryan, who died Saturday at age 77, was a strong supporter of institutions and groups in the region.
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Kennebec County courts Sept. 12-18, 2019
A roundup of cases closed Sept. 12-18, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Former worker at Fairfield school for at-risk youths sentenced for sexually assaulting student, 15
Tia Rousseau, 31, sexually assaulted a then-15-year-old at a Waterville hotel while authorities searched for the student missing from the Good Will-Hinckley school.