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Augusta United Way creates ‘Unignorable’ campaign posters
AUGUSTA — United Way of Kennebec Valley is bringing attention to critical community issues through its 2024 “Unignorable” campaign. With two featured posters on education inequality and childhood hunger, UWKV emphasizes barriers that prevent children in Kennebec County from realizing their potential, affecting both their well-being and the community’s future. Conceptualized and illustrated by UWKV […]
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Stan Eames, longtime Kennebec Journal editor, remembered for civility, dignity in the newsroom
Eames, who grew up in Hallowell, died Nov. 5. He was 83.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man sentenced to serve 10 years for assaulting 4-year-old and her mother
Kevin C. Simpson’s jury trial was scheduled to begin Monday morning, but before jurors entered the courtroom at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta, Simpson, 38, and his lawyer struck a plea deal with the state’s prosecutor.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta considers exchange program that would pay to get used hypodermic needles off city streets
The city could partner with a needle exchange program to offer people 5 cents for each used needle they turn in.
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Augusta-based Maine State Credit Union recognizes employees
Employees are recognized at the organization’s annual award banquet.
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Attorney at Augusta’s Pine Tree Legal Assistance receives award
Randall has spent more than 21 years of his 28 years in public interest law working at Pine Tree Legal Assistance.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man pleads not guilty to manslaughter in beating death
Warren L. Sidelinger allegedly punched Joseph McKenna, knocking him down and then kicking him, causing injuries which resulted in McKenna’s death.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Winthrop man sentenced to six years for shaking baby, causing lifelong injuries
Camren L. Breton, 25, assaulted his baby July 21, 2021, shaking him when he was crying and causing damage to his brain and blindness.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
New York man convicted in 2015 felony murder of Augusta man takes his third appeal to Maine’s highest court
Aubrey Armstrong was convicted of felony murder in the 2015 beating death of Joseph Marceau in Augusta.