Elizabeth “Libby” Mitchell and Kevin Sullivan squared off in a repeat of the 2016 race, with Mitchell winning the seat for a second time.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Trunk-or-treat gatherings, haunted car wash headline central Maine Halloween events
With pandemic restrictions discouraging trick-or-treating, local businesses and organizations are planning a variety of activities for children.
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Kennebec County retired educators support the classroom
Educators association to award two $150 grants to two educators; application deadline is Oct. 31.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec County probate judge Libby Mitchell running for reelection against Kevin Sullivan
Mitchell, a Democrat, is completing her first term as probate judge in Kennebec County; Sullivan, a Republican, declined to be interviewed for this story.
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Sayers challenging Mason for Kennebec County sheriff’s post
Ken Mason, who has served as Kennebec County sheriff for one term, is being challenged by Michael Sayers, an Oakland police officer.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Melville Fuller relative criticizes, then commends protestors who rallied against Augusta statue
Robert Fuller Jr. sent a letter to protest organizers earlier this week accusing them of vandalism and saying the intent of the statue of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller outside the Kennebec County courthouse was to create a “teachable moment.”
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec County, Supreme Court trade letters, but no action yet on controversial Fuller statue
County commissioners are waiting to meet with a representative from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court before considering potentially moving a statue of Melville Fuller from in front of the county courthouse.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Indictments handed up in Waterville robberies of Big G’s, Circle K employees
A Kennebec County grand jury handed up indictments last week on numerous drug cases, as well as theft and criminal threatening cases.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Maine Supreme Court questions Melville Fuller statue outside Kennebec courthouse
The monument honors the Augusta-born former chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was part of the majority in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that maintained racial segregation with the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Indictments handed up in Waterville drive-by shooting, China chase in which trooper was hit by car
Following months-long delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, a Kennebec County grand jury indicted several people last week.