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PublishedApril 24, 2022
Kennebec County Budget Committee endorses $17.4 million spending plan
By law, two public hearings must be held on the proposed budget: The first is set for May 10 in Waterville, the second for May 11 in Augusta.
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PublishedApril 14, 2022
Kennebec County starts annual budget review
Spending across county departments is proposed to increase by about 4% to $17.4 million, but it's too soon to say what the impact on taxpayers across Kennebec County will be.
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PublishedApril 14, 2022
Suspended Kennebec County official pleads no contest to sexual assault of female inmate
Initially charged with three counts of gross sexual assault, James Saucier, 60, of Belgrade pleads no contest to lesser charges related to incidents involving a female inmate he supervised.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2022
Gardiner’s Johnson Hall among projects receiving federal funding through earmark program
As part of a program of congressionally directed spending, the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center has secured $411,000 in federal funds from the Community Project Funding Program to help complete its long-awaited renovation project that kicks off next month.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Kennebec County not notified before controversial statue abruptly removed from courthouse grounds
County officials say they were unaware the statue of Melville W. Fuller was to be removed Sunday from the lawn in front of the Kennebec County Courthouse, two months ahead of a deadline imposed by county commissioners.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Proposed Augusta judicial heritage museum with controversial Fuller statue on hold after lukewarm board reception
After public opposition to a plan to develop the Maine Judicial Heritage Society Museum and Park on a vacant lot in Augusta, proponents asked the Augusta Planning Board to delay consideration of the proposal.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
As municipal road salt supplies run low, local agency works to secure shipments
Kennebec Valley Council of Governments is coordinating shipments of road salt as supplies dwindle in many central Maine communties.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2022
Central Maine communities consider different options for sharing code enforcement duties
A shortage of qualified code enforcement officers across the state has prompted the Kennebec Valley Council of Governments to find both short- and long-term solutions to keep projects moving.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Controversial statue of Melville W. Fuller might find new home — across the street
Robert Fuller Jr., who has agreed to take back a statue of Melville W. Fuller over concerns about the elder Fuller's role in enshrining racial segregation in the United States, is now proposing to build a museum to house a statue across from the Kennebec County Courthouse at 95 State St.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Central Maine employers ponder next steps after high court blocks federal vaccine requirements
Large employers in central Maine had begun to comply with the federal vaccine-or-test requirement Monday, while the U.S. Supreme Court deliberated over a challenge to the mandate.
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