The $200 million project, in the Kennebec County towns of Benton and Clinton, is expected to be completed in about a year.
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Incentive program at Kennebec County jail staff to continue 3 more months
A pilot program rewarding corrections officers at the Kennebec County jail for good attendance with $100 gas cards to preserve staffing levels at the correctional facility and curb forced overtime will continue for three more months.
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Kennebec Valley YMCA to close Manchester campus due to declining membership
Facility at 40 Granite Hill Road is scheduled to close Sept. 30.
Posted inMaine
Drought conditions worsen across central Maine
Lower snowpacks over the past few winters and the earlier start to the spring have contributed to drought conditions that are worsening across central Maine.
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Inmate health care provider abruptly stops Kennebec County jail services over bill dispute
Correctional Health Partners, which has also terminated services at the Androscoggin County jail, is seeking to recoup what is says are about $350,000 of additional costs, but county officials say the Colorado-based company has provided few details to justify the bill.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
New group in Maine goes into courthouses to observe, document and collect data
The idea of CourtWatchME is to try to gather information about court cases that isn’t easily available in the state.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Judge rules that lawsuit against state indigent legal services can proceed
The lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Maine states that the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is not upholding its duties under the U.S. Constitution to provide adequate defense counsel to all Maine residents.
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Officials hope incentives will ease staffing shortages, burnout at Kennebec County Correctional Facility
County jail in Augusta now running with about half the staff needed to operate, leading to high overtime costs and burnout among those who work there.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
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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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.