Savanna Kandiko is nearing the end of a missionary trip that currently has her providing aid and support to Ukrainians who fled their homes amid Russia’s attack on their country.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
Gardiner officials offer scaled-back city budget proposal that would not increase property tax rate
By adjusting some spending and identifying additional revenue, officials said they were able keep Gardiner’s municipal share of the property tax rate flat for another year in the city’s proposed spending plan.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Car crashes into Circle K building in Augusta
The wreck on Wednesday left a hole in the Capitol Street building, which was covered up by plywood the next day.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Central Maine Power workers rescue 2 people from burning Richmond house
A woman fell about 20 feet as she tried to escape the burning home Wednesday but was caught by three men who had come to the scene when they saw smoke.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Union man, 18, who died in New Jersey beach sand collapse remembered as ‘tech nut’
Levi Caverly, who graduated last year from the Mid-Coast School of Technology in Rockland, was remembered by his father as a faithful and quirky kid who loved to program.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Officials hope incentives will ease staffing shortages, burnout at Kennebec County Correctional Facility
County jail in Augusta now running with about half the staff needed to operate, leading to high overtime costs and burnout among those who work there.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville considers installing cameras along RiverWalk due to vandalism, other illegal activity
Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey pitches a plan to city councilors to buy a camera security system to put at Head of Falls because of vandalism and other illegal activity that City Manager Steve Daly says has caused thousands of dollars in damage.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Police: Readfield man arrested after allegedly punching woman, breaking facial bones
The victim required immediate eye surgery due to fractured orbital bones and a broken nose from the alleged assault, police said.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Cornville couple injured in Madison hit-and-run remain hospitalized
Daniel and Sharon Kinney, both 67, were seriously injured Friday when the motorcycle they were riding was struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee that fled the scene before its intoxicated driver was apprehended, sheriff’s department officials have said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Somerset County grand jury indicts 25 on drug, sexual abuse, arson charges
Among those indicted this week was a 55-year-old man accused of setting fires to two homes in Palmyra in January.