City Manager Michael Roy emphasized that while the three properties are owned by Colby College, the TIF district doesn’t have anything to do with Colby and Colby will realize no benefit from the city’s actions.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Fate of Kennebec County’s Melville Fuller statue debated
A public hearing Tuesday draws a wide range of comments and suggestions about the statue honoring the former chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who presided over the court when the “separate but equal” doctrine was enshrined into U.S. law, paving the way for decades of racial segregation.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Manchester woman injured after high winds down trees on Hammonds Grove home
Herta Freeman sustained large lacerations on her head, but was largely unharmed, after being pinned under debris after a tree fell on her son’s home Monday night.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Augusta police searching for man who gave wrong name after Thanksgiving arrest
Police have a warrant out for the arrest of Jason Hewett, 35, of Fayette, who gave the name of a relative when he was arrested Thursday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta courthouse remains closed as another two employees test positive for COVID-19
The Capital Judicial Center is expected to remain closed to the public all week due to a lack of staff. It is slated to reopen to the public Monday, Dec. 7.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Storm causes thousands of power outages across central Maine
As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, Central Maine Power Co. reported 9,783 power outages across Kennebec County, or slightly more than 13% of CMP’s customers in the county.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Winslow School Board unanimously approves winter sports season
The board voted to adopt the Maine Principal’s Associations plan for winter sports.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Standoff in Dresden ends without arrest of man sought by police
Police are still seeking Nathon A. Taylor, 41, on an arrest warrant.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Courts in Augusta to remain closed due to lack of staff after worker tested positive for COVID-19
The Capital Judicial Center closed to the public last week and is expected to remain shut down until Monday, Dec. 7.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan man arrested after shots fired on Main Street
Skowhegan Police Chief David Bucknam said in an email Monday that a resident on Main Street called 911 Sunday evening to report hearing gunshots and finding his above-ground swimming pool leaking water from holes in it.