WATERVILLE — Child abuse prevention councils across the state are working together to provide training. Kennebec Valley Community Action Program’s Family Enrichment Councils are joining other councils to provide the Front Porch Project of Maine. The Maine Children’s Trust has collaborated with the network of prevention councils in every county to deliver the Front Porch […]
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Man to serve 8 years in prison for Waterville drive-by shooting that injured 7-year-old girl
The father of Emahleeah Frost says his daughter, who was shot while in her bedroom, may suffer consequences of the shooting for the rest of her life.
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Central Maine residents indicted on fentanyl trafficking charges, could forfeit $75,000
A Kennebec County grand jury indicted more than 20 people recently on drug charges.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
For Oakland man, trapping beaver a lifelong avocation
Caleb Jones, 28, sets traps in large waterways all over Kennebec County, and helps remove beavers from people’s property, where the rodents chew through trees.
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Kennebec commissioners vote to move Augusta’s Melville Fuller statue
The unanimous decision at Tuesday’s commissioners meeting is not the end of the process, as a committee is expected to be named to make a recommendation where the statue will go.
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Kennebec County official facing sexual assault charges has history of prior job misconduct, documents say
James Saucier, 58, of Belgrade, who has been on paid administrative leave since April 9, 2020, has a track record of misusing county property and violating direct orders.
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Kennebec County maintenance manager sexually assaulted female inmate assigned to work for him, police allege in documents
James Saucier, 58, of Belgrade, was arrested last week on three counts of gross sexual assault in connection with the case, and the alleged victim told authorities she wasn’t the first incarcerated female he had assaulted.
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Focus on safety, not writing tickets, advises Maine panel on law enforcement during pandemic
The Criminal Justice Commission on Mitigation of Pandemic Impact has issued a series of recommendations aimed at reducing the overload on the state’s court system.
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Augusta man, unable to afford bail, spends 7 months in jail with jury trials delayed
Frank Tripp, accused of assault, won a motion for a speedy trial, but pandemic concerns mean jury trials likely won’t start up until spring.
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Not so treacherous Christmas storm soaks central and western Maine
Rain and gusting wind began Christmas Eve and continued through Christmas Day, but the storm was not as bad as predicted.