Kennebec County News

A Hallowell supporter of Democratic efforts to reform the state's tax system filed an appeal Tuesday to challenge the number of signatures submitted to call for a people's veto of the law.

Thomaston a ' The oldest state police barrack in Maine could be closed as part of a budget-balancing package submitted to the governor.

A man found guilty of child molestation has had his conviction overturned, and will stand trial again.

The Kennebec County Republican Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Augusta City Center, 16 Cony St.

The death toll from Maine's H1N1 outbreak has risen again. On Saturday, the Maine Center for Disease Control reported two new deaths over the previous week.

The Southern Kennebec Substance Abuse Work Group has begun work under a $125,000 Drug Free Communities Support Program fiscal year 2009 grant awarded by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration .A The primary goal of the Coalition is to reduce substance abuse among ...

AUGUSTA : Dr. Dora Ann Mills, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, said Nov.

Matthew Gagnon looks at the local totals on Maine's marraige repeal, and finds that it was "Middle Maine" -- the suburbs and the "soccer moms" -- that killed same-sex marriage: The short answer, is that No on 1 dramatically underperformed in urban areas, and got slaughtered in the rural parts of the state.

Bread of Life Ministries Inc. has received a $20,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation's annual "Housing for Everyone" grant competition.

Jeremy Yehle casts his vote at the Hampden Municipal Building on Tuesday. According to town clerk Denise Hodsdon, by about 4:30 p.m., more than 2500 residents had cast their votes, either in person or by absentee ballot, of Hampden's 5800 registered voters.

A Maine anti-tax group has gone to court against the state because election officials have failed to meet a deadline to rule on a referendum proposal.

The 1st Floor is slated to open Nov. 6 on Front Street in downtown Augusta. Augusta a ' "There is simply nothing to do, so we're putting this together, to take care of the kids after dark and keep them out of trouble," said Mark Coulombe.

AUBURN a ' His name is John Stevens, he's 43 and homeless since a fire destroyed his Augusta apartment last March.

A former Augusta Fire Department captain is to appear in court Nov. 24 to face a theft charge in connection with missing firefighter's union funds.

Dr. Dora Anne Mills, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, said Thursday, Oct.

MONMOUTH a ' A Connecticut man was killed and an Auburn man was injured late Friday when the driver of the truck they were riding in lost control on a sharp curve on Route 135 and rolled over on the Jug Stream Bridge at the intersection of Sanborn Road.

Environmental groups opposing a major development plan near Moosehead Lake have filed a lawsuit challenging the state's conceptual approval of the project.

Environmental groups opposing a major development plan near Moosehead Lake have filed a lawsuit challenging the state's conceptual approval of the project.

Maine's Legislative Council has accepted two research bills that would prevent for-profit companies from buying land records from county offices and reselling them for a "significantly different" price, a lawmaker said.

Selectmen voted unanimously to oppose the Nov. 3 ballot proposal to reduce excise taxes.