Kennebec County News

As expected, the state has petitioned in court to put Down East Community Hospital into a receivership, a system in which hospital decisions would be made, at least temporarily, by a court-appointed administrator.

A sixth month investigation results in a sizeable drug bust in the Kennebec County town of Winthrop.

AUGUSTA : The Kennebec Valley District of the Boy Scouts of America, Pine Tree Council will honor Kennebec County Treasurer Bob Crockett and state Rep.

Two men, one from Kennebec County, the other from Hancock County, have been indicted on theft charges in connection to loan scams.

KENNEBEC COUNTY : At 4:36 p.m. June 12, a caller on Dinsmore Road in Sidney complained that a motorcyclist was ruining his driveway by doing donuts in it.

Deep stab wounds with hemorrhaging caused the death of Judy Flagg on Jan. 6, 1983, the state's chief medical examiner testified Tuesday in the murder trial of Thomas Mitchell Jr.

WASHINGTON, D.C. : U.S. Sens. Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins announced that Maine will be receiving a combined $225 million in Recovery Zone Bond funding.

A judge has denied a request to revisit the conviction of an Augusta man who pleaded guilty in the murder of a Franco-American cabaret singer two years ago.

AUGUSTA, Maine – The restoration of a 244-year-old house that once was the headquarters for Benedict Arnold will be celebrated next week with an open house and numerous historical exhibits.

CAPITAL AREA : VASSALBORO HISTORICAL SOCIETY The society has mounted a new exhibition of Civil War memorabilia and will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 14.

Grand View Coffee shop, a topless coffee shop in Vasselboro Maine went up in flames today.

The State Fire Marshal's Office says the fire that destroyed the Grand View Coffee Shop in Vassalboro early Wednesday morning was arson.

WEST GARDINER : The Kennebec County Soil & Water Conservation District will be conducting a Cobbossee Stream watershed survey on Thursday, June 11, in the towns of Richmond, Litchfield and West Gardiner.

AUGUSTA : The Maine State Credit Union, a state-chartered credit union serving Kennebec and Somerset counties and employees of the state of Maine, has awarded $1,000 scholarships to 20 Maine high school students who will be attending a post-secondary educational institution next year.

AUGUSTA, Maine a ' The prime suspect in last yeara TMs home invasion and machete attack in rural Pittston that left a father and daughter severely injured is expected to admit his guilt in court.

WINDSOR : A Spring Fling Ticket Auction will be held Saturday, May 30 at the Windsor Fairgrounds on Route 32.

Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant was among five candidates nominated for Maine's open U.S. Marshal posting.

Maine's two U.S. House members have forwarded to President Barack Obama their list of five recommended candidates for U.S. marshal.

CHELSEA : As a boy, Chris Hutchings liked to play soldier. In fact, he and one of his good friends, Ryan MacFarland used to go into the woods and pretend they were fighting in a war.

FALMOUTHA a ' A student who attends Lunt School has been classified as having a probable case of H1N1 flu, according to Emergency Management Director Howard Rice Jr.