Kaylah Rusaw crashed into a tree off Old Bath Road on Sunday morning.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
Fairfield apartment building fire displaces 4 tenants, kills cat
No one was hurt in the blaze at 16 Summit St. early Sunday, but the building may be a total loss.
Florida man drowns in Damariscotta Lake while swimming to retrieve boat
Witnesses told authorities that 74-year-old Richard Eason swam after his drifting boat for about 75 yards before he went under the water.
Track events in Readfield, voting in Augusta captured
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Winthrop cat shelter seeks donations to continue rescue
Rising veterinary costs are endangering operations at the Protectors of Animal Life Society No-Kill Cat Shelter in Winthrop.
Skowhegan chooses interim town manager
Nicholas Nadeau will continue working as interim town manager in Fairfax, Vermont, while taking on work in Skowhegan.
Eaton Peabody law firm, one of Maine’s largest, closing after 85 years
The full service firm said it was closing because of ‘evolving market conditions and the demographics of the firm.’
Owner of Gardiner’s Grilla Bowl takes inspiration from family roots
The restaurant, which opened in mid-January and serve bowls with meat, rice and vegetables, is located at 343 Water St.
Residents OK $32.9 million Gardiner-area school budget
The Maine School Administration District 11 school board cut $2.3 million out of the first proposed budget to minimize the effect on taxpayers.
Augusta man pleads guilty to murder, sentenced to 27 years
Andrew Redmond, 36, previously pleaded not guilty to murdering Tyler Robinson in Augusta in 2023.