• Published

  April 10, 2024
  

  Committee recommends dropping medical program, refreezing positions to reduce proposed budget for Kennebec County

  The proposed spending plan calls for a 44% tax increase for property owners.

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  December 18, 2023

  Police: Man stole car in Waterville, led officers on highway chase 

  Lawrence Knowles of Norridgewock was arrested and charged with aggravated reckless conduct and several other crimes after police stopped him in Fairfield.

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  August 22, 2023
  

  Law Court affirms ‘bad faith’ finding in public records case stemming from Kennebec County jail lawsuit

  In a rare decision, Maine's highest court said officials wrongfully withheld records about a settlement payment to a Black inmate who alleged he had been assaulted by guards while awaiting trial.

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  August 16, 2023
  

  Kennebec County strikes three-year deal with jail officers union

  Corrections officers at the Kennebec County jail will receive a 3% raise this year and 7% in each of the next two years, but the starting salary remains among the lowest in Maine.

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  May 2, 2023

  Two arrested after drugs seized from Augusta apartment

  A New York Man and an Augusta woman were charged following a search of a Drew Street apartment.

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  September 28, 2022
  

  Maine prosecutors drop indictment amid allegations investigator ‘monitored’ attorney calls

  Kennebec County memo shows investigator monitored calls a man made to his lawyer in April 2022.

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  August 2, 2022
  

  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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  May 18, 2022
  

  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.