Maine State Police have taken the suspected assailant into custody after locating him in an abandoned building a half-mile from where the injured men were found.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec Valley Chamber honors its members in annual awards event in Augusta
More than 800 members of the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce turned out Friday to celebrate the recipients of the 2020 Kenney Awards, which recognize their commitment and contributions to the Kennebec Valley area.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Augusta woman sentenced for swinging hatchet at man
Annmarie A. Meserve, who previously spent five years in prison for stabbing a man in the back, to serve three years on a criminal threatening charge.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Conflicts of interest mire firefighter stipend debate in latest China budget conversation
The China select board was split over whether to declare that three members of the town’s budget committee, who are firefighters or have family members who are, should recuse themselves from discussing and voting on volunteer firefighter stipends.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Albion man, charged with assaulting pregnant woman, pleads guilty to lesser charge
The victim, who has since given birth, said the initial account of crime was inaccurate and asked that Joseph Reynolds be allowed to see their child.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Wilton man arrested after crashing his car during chase
Dillan W. Hatch, 27 of Wilton, was arrested after leading Kennebec Sheriff’s deputies on a chase through Manchester and Augusta.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville market worker had hepatitis A while preparing food sold to customers
The Maine Center for Disease Control and state Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry are warning customers who may have purchased food from Joseph’s Market on Front Street from Dec. 27, 2019 to Jan. 9 this year that they may be at risk of being infected.
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Skowhegan police chief: Come check out our ice disk this weekend
Police chief David Bucknam suggested in a Facebook post that people looking for something to do could flock to the Somerset County town for a look at the floating circle of ice that’s in the Great Eddy on the Kennebec River.
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LGBTQ+ group questions Skowhegan school board about gender-neutral bathrooms
Margaret O’Connell presents statistics on the LGBTQ+ population that exists within the district and requests that the school work to create a private, gender-neutral bathroom option for students.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Whitefield residents could get their say on adult-use marijuana
Town residents will decide on whether to opt-in to allow adult-use marijuana establishments at their annual town meeting in March.