Wayne O. Draper, 57, of Pittston pleads no contest to Class D misdemeanor charges of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching.
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Pittston felon caught with meth and guns pleads guilty to trafficking
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents arranged to buy drugs from another man whom they pulled over in a car driven by Tyrel Cox in 2020.
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Home, outbuildings destroyed in hot, fast-moving fire in Pittston
The cause of the fire that destroyed a home and outbuildings at 11 East Pittston Road on Monday was an unpermitted outdoor burn that got out of control, officials said.
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Large fire at Pittston equipment yard spreads to home, other buildings
The fire was reported at about 1:40 p.m. and drew firefighters from more than a dozen surrounding departments.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area school district cuts sports programs, positions to reduce increase in budget proposal
The proposed budget for the 2022 to 2023 school year started with an increase of nearly 10%, but through cuts, the school board got the increase down to 5.21%.
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Nothin’ sweeter than Maine Maple Sunday in central Maine
Many turn out for celebration of state’s famous, much-loved maple syrup and other goodies.
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Pittston residents approve trash, library, youth club funding
Residents at the annual Town Meeting on Saturday also approved a medical marijuana ordinance and the first updates to the building code in decades.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government
Two Kennebec County Democrats face off for party nomination in county commissioner race
State House Rep. Charlotte Warren and Philip Garwood, chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the Kennebec River Rail Trail, will face off in the Democratic primary to fill the District 2 Kennebec County commissioner seat being vacated by Nancy Rines.
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Pittston residents to vote on $1.5 million budget at annual Town Meeting
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School, 1023 Pittston School Street in Pittston, marking the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic that residents vote on warrant articles in the traditional meeting style.
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Decades ago, Ukrainian refugees found ‘heaven’ on farms in Maine
From 1949 to 1955, refugee families from Ukraine, Poland and Estonia stayed at Freedom Farm in Kennebunkport as they built new lives in America. Some later moved to farms in Kennebec County.