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Published
February 21, 2023

Somerset County cuts 911 answering service for Kennebec County, citing staffing challenges

Kennebec County officials are now considering what steps they can take to fill the gap in emergency communications after Somerset County commissioners voted to not renew contracts with 16 communities across northern and western Kennebec County.
Published
October 31, 2022

Classes to resume today at Maranacook Community Middle and High Schools after threat suspect identified

Classes were canceled for Monday after a threatening text message prompted officials to close the high school and middle school campus on Halloween.
Published
October 31, 2022

Woman, 43, killed in single-vehicle crash in Readfield, police say

Martha Shellman, identified as the driver, was involved in another crash minutes earlier in Belgrade, according to police.
Published
August 23, 2022

Man in longstanding dispute with Readfield charged for allegedly harassing town manager, family

Robert Bittar, 81, allegedly violated a protection order by harassing Town Manager Eric Dyer, but the resident's lawyer says the matter is 'a classic example of government overreach attempting to crush the voice of the little guy.'
Published
August 12, 2022

Readfield pig scramble draws controversy from animal rights group

Organizer Dennis Price has assured that the event, a part of Readfield Heritage Days, will abide by state rules and will be done with care. The Maine Animal Coalition feels differently.
Published
August 8, 2022

Farmington man, 63, killed in motorcycle crash in Readfield

A motorist came upon the motorcycle and its rider, off the road Saturday night.
Published
April 2, 2022

Central Maine school districts turning to emerging bus scanning technology to address safety, driver shortages

The technology was originally installed during the pandemic to help with contact-tracing, but officials are now looking at the devices as a way of improving efficiency and safety for students.
Published
March 30, 2022

Readfield-area high school to go remote due to staff shortages from uptick in COVID-19 cases

School officials can't figure out what caused the spike, and so far only Maranacook Community High School has been impacted.
Published
December 2, 2021

Readfield-area school to add early release days to address warnings of teacher burnout

The early release days will start in February and go through May, even as one school board member said that teachers need mental health time rather than more time to do more work.
Published
October 9, 2021

Shifting lines: Redistricting in Kennebec County splits its towns again

While all other counties are left intact when determining the boundaries of congressional districts, Kennebec County has been the only county in recent decades to be split when redrawing districts.