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Published
January 16, 2024

Gov. Mills formally requests federal disaster declaration for Maine’s December storm damage

Ten counties in central and western Maine sustained more than $20 million in public infrastructure damage when a powerful storm on Dec. 18 brought historic flooding and widespread power outages to the state.
Published
January 3, 2024

Oxford County tallies more than $5.7 million in public infrastructure damage from flood

Franklin and Oxford counties together sustain nearly $9 million in early damage estimates from the Dec. 18 storm that included severe flooding.
Published
January 3, 2024

Kennebec County tallies more than $1 million in public infrastructure damage from flood

The total is expected to increase when all damage reports are filed for representatives from federal and state emergency management agencies to review.
Published
December 14, 2023

Kennebec County Emergency Management Director steps down after monthslong administrative leave

A separation agreement signed by the outgoing director, John Brenenstuhl, states there was no wrongdoing or unlawful conduct on his part or the county's.
Published
December 11, 2023

Substance use disorder crisis center to be created in Kennebec County

The proposed facility would be the first in Maine to serve as both an overnight center for people in withdrawal management programs and a walk-in clinic, according to Gov. Janet Mills.

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Published
November 10, 2023

Agency to fork up nearly $200,000 for shielding public records related to Kennebec County jail

The Maine County Commissioners Association Risk Pool is the first government entity in Maine to be penalized for wrongly withholding documents since the Freedom of Access Act became law in 1959.
Published
October 19, 2023

Prosecutor in Kennebec, Somerset counties hired to lead new public defender office in Augusta

Beginning in November, Frayla Tarpinian, who has worked in the Kennebec and Somerset County District Attorney's Office for more than a decade, is to oversee the first brick-and-mortar public defender office in Maine.
Published
October 17, 2023

Months after placing Kennebec County emergency management director on paid leave, officials will not say why

While John Brenenstuhl has not been coming in to work since Aug. 14, he has been assigned special projects.
Published
October 17, 2023

Mosquito-borne diseases found in emus, horses in Maine

Viruses have now been found in mosquitoes or in animals around the state, prompting health officials to warn Maine residents to protect against mosquito bites.
Published
September 5, 2023

Kennebec County EMA director put on administrative leave 3 months after hiring

Kennebec County Administrator Scott Ferguson declined to specify the reason for the action.