The New Year’s Eve chase ended after police spun out the vehicle allegedly driven by 43-year-old Jamie Irish in Topsham.
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Kennebec County budget undergoes first review
County officials are proposing a $14.3 million spending plan, a 5.12% overall budget increase, which could mean nearly a 5.7% hike in what’s raised through property taxes in Kennebec County.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Central Maine residents indicted on fentanyl trafficking charges, could forfeit $75,000
A Kennebec County grand jury indicted more than 20 people recently on drug charges.
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Augusta woods fire doused as dry conditions persist across central Maine
A mild winter followed by a dry spring has contributed to brush fires across the region over the last week, but it’s too soon to say if dry conditions will prevail into summer.
Posted inAnimals, Business, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
For Oakland man, trapping beaver a lifelong avocation
Caleb Jones, 28, sets traps in large waterways all over Kennebec County, and helps remove beavers from people’s property, where the rodents chew through trees.
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Two annual honors to be voted on at the Kenney Awards on Friday
The President’s Circle and CYNERGY Young Professional award winners will be selected and honored at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual event, which is taking place virtually this year.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Health, employment experts address COVID-19 vaccinations at central Maine forum
Representatives from MaineGeneral Health, Northern Light Health and Redington-Fairview Hospital address questions at forum sponsored by Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, Alfond Youth and other area organizations.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec commissioners vote to move Augusta’s Melville Fuller statue
The unanimous decision at Tuesday’s commissioners meeting is not the end of the process, as a committee is expected to be named to make a recommendation where the statue will go.
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Kennebec County official facing sexual assault charges has history of prior job misconduct, documents say
James Saucier, 58, of Belgrade, who has been on paid administrative leave since April 9, 2020, has a track record of misusing county property and violating direct orders.
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Kennebec County maintenance manager sexually assaulted female inmate assigned to work for him, police allege in documents
James Saucier, 58, of Belgrade, was arrested last week on three counts of gross sexual assault in connection with the case, and the alleged victim told authorities she wasn’t the first incarcerated female he had assaulted.