The register of deeds works to process thousands of documents each year but the county is finding it difficult to find someone to fill the position, which is why they want to make it an appointed position rather than an elected one.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Winthrop to upgrade emergency communications system for six other central Maine towns
Town councilors voted Monday to buy land that houses Winthrop’s emergency communications tower as part of an over $1.2 million update to the service that dispatches first responders for six towns.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man indicted on 9 charges after drug-fueled joyride in stolen heating oil truck
Court records reveal new details about the police chase of Paul M. Hatch III through Cumberland, Androscoggin and Kennebec counties in September.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
Albion man pleads guilty to illegally purchasing firearms in Fairfield
Jason Palmer, 42, knowingly made false statements when he claimed to be purchasing firearms for himself but was actually buying them for another person, federal prosecutors said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man indicted on murder charge in July shooting
Andrew Redmond, 34, allegedly shot and killed Tyler Robinson, 34, on July 28 in Augusta.
Posted inElection 2023, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Three vie for Town Council seat and two for RSU 18 board in Oakland election
Two incumbents and a newcomer are seeking three seats on the town’s Budget & Advisory Committee.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta’s long-running UVM Haunted House continues to deliver thrills, scares
Hundreds of people from across the region and state are expected to line up for this season’s frights put on by the United Volunteers of Maine at the Marketplace at Augusta.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Bagel craze spreads through central Maine
Augusta-area residents’ appetite for the beloved ring-shape bread is growing. Two bagel shops have opened in the city in the last year, and another is set to open in Winthrop at the end of October.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
‘In Maine Love is louder’ rally planned at Augusta park in response to recent hate, neo-Nazi incidents
The ‘In Maine Love is Louder’ rally, organized by the recently formed Greater Augusta Unity Committee, is scheduled to be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12, at Mill Park in Augusta.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Augusta man indicted for vandalism at Law Enforcement Memorial
A Kennebec County grand jury has indicted Justin Larrabee on charges related to the defacing of the Maine Law Enforcement Memorial over Memorial Day Weekend, and a second incident that took place several days later elsewhere in Augusta.