Former City Manager Michael Roy, who co-chaired the committee that raised money for the $1.5 million RiverWalk, tells councilors about new Adopt a Garden program, which allows people to help maintain flower beds at the park.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Inmate health care provider abruptly stops Kennebec County jail services over bill dispute
Correctional Health Partners, which has also terminated services at the Androscoggin County jail, is seeking to recoup what is says are about $350,000 of additional costs, but county officials say the Colorado-based company has provided few details to justify the bill.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta animal shelter breaks ground for larger, more animal-friendly facility on farmland
Officials with the shelter, to be called Nancy Shuman Shelter on Leighton Road, is still working to reach $7.7 million fundraising goal to pay for construction.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Kennebec County, sheriff’s deputies settle new contract with 9% raise
The pay increase brings Kennebec County from the bottom third in deputy pay to the top third at a time when law enforcement agencies are dangling incentives like sign-on bonuses to fill vacancies.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Death of Millie the moose causes stir in Belgrade
Millie was something of a celebrity after first being spotted in June in Great Pond and elsewhere, but interest in her escalated last weekend on reports of a motorboat striking Millie.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
Litchfield officials remove write-in candidate question from special town meeting warrant
The item was deemed invalid by municipal officials as towns can only adopt a statute with an amendment if they operate under a charter.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Augusta police officers, and a firefighter, who died in the line of duty memorialized with new signs
The emergency responders have been recognized with memorial signs erected at the Augusta locations where they were killed serving the community.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Board of Education gets update on teaching during COVID-19, staff vacancies
George J. Mitchell School Principal Kim Taylor reported some kindergarten students entered school last year not knowing how to interact with other children, play or wait in line because they had had no social interaction during the pandemic.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan River Park project receives $4.9 million federal earmark for construction
The latest funding announced for the project is a giant step toward meeting the estimated $8.6 million cost for the first phase of the work along the Kennebec River in downtown Skowhegan.
Posted inMorning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to consider union contract, funding plan for RiverWalk
Councilors to review proposed pact Tuesday for about a dozen city employees, including administrative workers and finance clerks.