Paul Koenig

Kennebec Journal

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Published
August 3, 2013

Drunk driver who killed two is arrested for bath salts

Travis Lawler, who was granted a stay of his prison sentence until Sept. 6, is back in jail.
Published
May 25, 2013

Time people spend in shelters in Maine increases, data show

The state’s 43 facilities are always full, says Dean Lachance, the director of Bread of Life in Augusta.
Published
March 8, 2013

Town clerk firing spurs recall effort in Pittston

Residents are upset with the three-member Board of Selectmen over the firing of Ann Chadwick.
Published
March 8, 2013

Pygmy goat controversy sparks push for Gardiner ordinance

Gardiner city councilors vote to consider changing city rules to allow small livestock in residential areas.
Published
February 18, 2013

Gardiner offers $2,500 reward for first B&B to open in city

With no lodging options within city limits, visitors currently have to look to surrounding towns and cities if they want to stay in central Maine.
Published
November 29, 2012

Maine Chamber forum tackles Affordable Care confusion

Speakers for the most part agreed that some type of state-run health insurance exchange would better for business than leaving the exchange up to the federal government.
Published
November 12, 2012

Vote is in: New ballot-counting machines (mostly) a hit

Municipal clerks say new vote-counting machines that many Maine communities received as part of a federal initiative drastically cut down the time previously spent hand-counting ballots a week ago, on Election Day.
Published
November 5, 2012

Gardiner, Augusta consider restrictions on where sex offenders can live

Opponents of residential restrictions for sex offenders say they can have the opposite effect on well-intentioned towns looking to keep children safe.
Published
October 9, 2012

Gardiner offers free rent to bolster downtown

The city hopes to fill vacant storefronts during November and December and increase foot traffic for all downtown businesses.
Published
October 1, 2012

Maine House candidate dies unexpectedly

Daniel Bates, a Republican candidate in House District 59, died of an apparent heart attack Saturday morning at his home in Gardiner, according to his wife.

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