The Maine Deadly Force Review Panel, created the same year as the Augusta incident, recommends officers identify themselves as police officers loudly when knocking at someone’s door.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Video: Augusta students sing national anthem at Maine State House
The Cony Concert Choir kicked off the morning session Tuesday of the House of Representatives.
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Augusta society to host talk about city’s 1923 winter carnival Feb. 15
The presentation can be watched on Facebook live.
Posted inCommunity
Augusta museum, Auburn media house seek journalism award entries
The deadline to enter the contest is midnight, Friday, Feb. 17.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Elections, Maine, News
Plan to alter Augusta voting wards approved, despite concerns about mismatch with state House districts
The plan will even out the populations of each ward and bring the city back into compliance with state regulations.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
New program in Augusta allows students to earn wages while they train to become nursing assistants
Officials hope the initiative, a collaboration between the Maine Veterans’ Home and Augusta Adult and Community Education, will help address the state’s shortage of health care workers.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Augusta event to celebrate Fly Rod Crosby carving Feb. 14
A new life-sized carving of Cornelia Thurza “Fly Rod” Crosby, a 2017 inductee to the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame, has found a home in Maine’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife building in Augusta. Because of the High Peaks Alliance of Franklin County and two donors, this six-foot likeness by artist Brian Stockman of New Hampshire […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man sentenced to 42 years in prison for fatally shooting girlfriend
Nicholas P. Lovejoy, 32, was convicted of murdering his longtime girlfriend, who was the mother of their twin daughters, in 2019.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Amanda Wilcox of Hall-Dale Elementary School named 2023 Maine School Counselor of the Year
Wilcox, 33, accepted the award last Friday and is to be honored this week for her accomplishment.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Navy warship to take Maine capital’s name to sea
The commander of a new combat ship nearing completion in Alabama hopes to bring the USS Augusta to Maine for its commissioning.