Jeffrey Johnson, the director of Children’s Center in Skowhegan, Augusta, Gardiner and Farmington, seeks a waiver to carry a gun to protect the nonverbal, disabled children his facilities care for.
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Augusta would need four more staffers to dispatch for county, officials say
The Augusta city manager warns that area communities might not be willing to pick up the additional cost of that service — roughly an extra $4,000 to $5,000, on top of the current $20,000 to $25,000.
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Former state official says Maine fails its poor
The governor’s office responded by saying poverty in Maine has declined over the last eight years and Kevin Concannon’s remarks ‘played on stereotypes of reform.’
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Two seek District 2 County Commission seat
Joe Pietroski, a Republican from Winthrop, is challenging longtime commissioner Nancy Rines, a Democrat from Gardiner.
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Morning Sentinel Oct. 23 police log
Waterville area police reports for Oct. 23, 2018
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Kennebec County courts Oct. 11-17, 2018
A roundup of cases closed Oct. 11-17, 2018, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Sullivan challenges Maloney for DA job in Kennebec and Somerset counties
The two are squaring off Nov. 6 for the second time.
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Morning Sentinel Oct. 19 police log
Waterville area police reports for Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.
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Morning Sentinel Oct. 18 police log
Waterville area police reports for Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.
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Augusta police uncertain solution to Kennebec County’s dispatch concerns
To accommodate an influx of 25,000 annual calls, the city’s department would need to hire four new dispatchers, driving annual rates higher than towns might be willing to budget for.