kennebec county maine

Published
April 9, 2020

Manchester asks law enforcement to not enter the fire station over coronavirus concerns

Area fire departments often allow troopers and sheriff's deputies to access their facilities for various reasons, including using bathrooms, decontaminating their cars and internet use.
Published
March 26, 2020

Kennebec, Somerset counties reduce inmate populations to keep coronavirus out of jails

Kennebec County has been working with the district attorney's office to identify inmates with 30 days or fewer left on their sentences to be released early.
Published
February 21, 2020

Central Maine law enforcement noticing uptick in hung-up 911 calls

Multiple law enforcement agencies are seeing an increased number of 911 hang-ups this year and are advising people who mistakenly alert emergency responders to stay on the line.
Published
November 24, 2019

Maine Voices: Community investment could be our state’s growth engine

Colby College is one major employer that has attracted workers by investing in making the surrounding community a place where families want to live.
Published
November 4, 2019

U.S. Attorney for Maine warning public about dangerous counterfeit pills

Based on a sampling of tablets seized nationwide between January and March of 2019, the DEA found that 27% contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.
Published
October 17, 2019

New York man sentenced for conspiring to distribute drugs in central Maine

Jamie "Booger" Betances, of Rochester, N.Y., was sentenced to 126 months in prison and three years of supervised release by Judge John A. Woodcock.
Published
August 5, 2019

Hallowell police subdue man accused of holding woman against her will

Nicholas W. Honas, 38, of Hallowell was arrested after a woman asked restaurant workers to contact police.
Published
July 31, 2019

Agents arrest Fairfield man, Madison woman on multiple drug charges in Waterville

A team of Maine Drug Enforcement agents charged Christian Rowden with seven offenses and Angelica Brown with six after a tip led them to their room in a Waterville hotel Tuesday.
Published
July 17, 2019

Person found dead in Augusta tentatively identified as former Windsor woman

Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the woman found dead is "likely" 54-year-old Joan Hadley.
Published
June 26, 2019

Impact of Maine’s $300,000 impaired driving testing vehicle hard to measure

State officials said the goal of deploying the truck is to deter impaired driving, which is difficult to show with data.