Public hearings are scheduled in Manchester, Mount Vernon, Readfield and Wayne in advance of a Jan. 8, 2019, referendum.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Wayne man pleads guilty to manslaughter, drunken driving
Tyler Goucher was driving when one man was killed and other seriously injured in a May 2017 crash
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Judge rejects defense bid to keep blood-alcohol results out of Mount Vernon fatal OUI trial
Tyler Goucher, of Wayne, is charged with manslaughter in that case, which is scheduled for jury selection in three weeks.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
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.
Posted inLocal & State
Game wardens: Turkey hunter in Wayne accidentally shoots another person in chest
Fayette man, who was walking dogs along Richmond Mills Road, was not badly injured.
Posted inLocal & State
Wayne delays action on town-owned property after rush of local feedback
Residents are split over whether land on Wilson Pond should be preserved or sold to the highest bidder.
Posted inCommunity
Cecilia Croft Clanton to give book talk Aug. 26
Clanton is the author of ‘Cotton Mathis: Journey to Memphis.’
Posted inLocal & State
Wayne voters offer mixed opinions about future of town-owned land on Wilson Pond
The town held a public forum about the property on Tuesday night.