Of the 32 people testing positive, 20 are inmates and 12 are staff members.
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Central Maine rescue officials say staffing crisis leading to faltering coverage
Across the region, EMS services are finding they don’t have enough staff to answer a growing number of calls.
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Lawmaker asks Kennebec County commissioners for more transparency in deliberations over $23.7 million stimulus
State Rep. Charlotte Warren said Tuesday she’s concerned the process Kennebec County commissioners are using to decide how to distribute federal stimulus funds is not clear to all who wish to submit grant requests.
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Kennebec County charts largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention reports 177 new cases Wednesday in Kennebec County, the largest single-day increase in the county since the pandemic began.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville StoryWalk launches along North Street Community Connector Trail
18 panels have been built along a stretch spanning just over half a mile for visitors to promote reading, movement and outside time.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec County names new administrator
Scott Ferguson, a finance director for the Maine state government, will begin his new following the retirement later this month of Robert Devlin, Kennebec County’s first county administrator for almost two decades.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec County to issue federal rescue grant priorities in October
County officials want to identify initiatives that will benefit the larger community when it comes to deciding how to spend $23.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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Kennebec County to solicit priorities for spending federal relief funds
County officials are looking for input from cities, towns and nonprofits across the county on how to spend $23.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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Panel to shed light on its plan to rebalance Maine’s voting districts
Maine’s congressional districts are about to get a makeover, as a legislative commission contemplates how to move about 23,300 voters out of what is now the 1st District in response to the latest federal census.
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Kennebec County appoints retired Augusta firefighter as deputy treasurer
Thomas Doore, a retired Augusta firefighter, to serve as deputy to Kennebec County Treasurer Richard Davies.