COVID-19 contract tracing was required for schools, but the omicron variant is spreading so fast officials say it’s impossible for schools to keep up.
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Driver in high-speed chase arrested after attempting to flee crash on foot, police say
The driver, Ramel J. Higgins, 28, of Bronx, New York, reached speeds well over 100 mph before attempting to evade police on foot in the woods near Augusta, according to Maine State Police.
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Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Harsher punishment sought for those who threaten election workers in Maine
Municipal clerks who administer elections say they’ve noticed an increase in anger among voters, and state officials cite at least two threats to election workers since the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
United Way of Kennebec Valley reports record-breaking year of donations following expansion
The United Way of Kennebec Valley raised $1.8 million in its most recent campaign, both from increased giving and from expanding its territory to include communities in northern Kennebec County.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Kennebec Historical Society to host First Amendment talk
The Kennebec Historical Society’s January Facebook Live presentation, “The First Amendment: One Maine Family’s Story of Living Their Freedoms,” is scheduled to be presented by Genie Gannett at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19. Gannett will describe her family’s legacy in publishing and community involvement, living their First Amendment freedoms. The Gannett family has engaged these […]
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Caribou man pleads guilty to driving into trooper, whose leg was amputated as a result, in high-speed chase
Trooper Mickael Nunez has since returned to full duty with Maine State Police following the incident involving Robert Belmain, who will spend 15 years in prison.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Frigid conditions make ice, but break no records in central Maine
While this arctic blast has sent temperatures plummeting to their lowest levels in four years, no temperature records were broken in the Augusta area.
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Hands Around the Capitol event planned in Augusta
AUGUSTA — The 2022 Hands Around the Capitol event is scheduled for noon-1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. The annual gathering publicly recognizes and mourns the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, calls for an end to abortion, and promotes the protection of human life from conception to natural death. This year’s event will be […]
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Central Maine shelter officials warn subzero blast could be life-threatening for those lacking housing, adequate heat
Below freezing temperatures with wind chills as low as 22 degrees below zero are forecast to deep-freeze the Augusta-Waterville area.
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Arctic temperatures raise risk of ice dams on Kennebec River
With the coldest temperatures in nearly four years settling in across central Maine this week, ice is expected to form quickly on lakes and rivers.