The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee heard testimony Monday over a bill that is raising constitutional concerns by making it illegal for convicted sexual offenders to take photographs of children without permission.
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Winthrop man had more than 9 grams of heroin, prosecutor says
Benjamin York was initially held on $150,000 bail on a drug trafficking charge; the amount was reduced to $5,000 on Monday.
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Legislative committee endorses bill lifting $1,000 raffle fundraising cap for nonprofits
The cap on raffle fundraising prizes was tucked into last year’s state budget proposal and went unnoticed by many lawmakers.
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Longtime religious program with Augusta roots ends broadcast
First Radio Parish Church of America on Sunday broadcast its final ‘Daily Devotions,’ a program that was run for 14 years by the Rev. David Glusker, of Augusta.
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Kennebec Journal police log for Feb. 25
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 25, 2018
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BIW, billionaire, Verizon among Maine’s top spenders on lobbying
Lobbyists reported compensation last year of $5.2 million – more than double what they were paid in 2016.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine Crime
Augusta man indicted in attack on fellow inmate at Kennebec County jail
Elijah Ashley’s aggravated assault charge carries a maximum of 30 years’ imprisonment.
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Coast Guard preparing for new Kennebec River Ice-breaking effort
Observations by the Coast Guard and Kennebec County officials show thinning ice and stretches of open water on the river south of Richmond.
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Grant funds could finish off visitors’ center, other Bond Brook Recreation Area amenities in Augusta
The city received $50,000 last year from Friends of Maine’s Mountains for use in developing the recreation site.
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Coast Guard icebreakers to return to Kennebec River next week
The Maine Emergency Management Agency sent out a request for a second round of ice breaking in the Kennebec and Penobscot rivers on Thursday based on expected warmer weather.