kennebec county
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedDecember 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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PublishedNovember 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.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
North Yarmouth pilot, student pilot identified as 2 dead in Litchfield plane crash
The pilot of the Wiggins Airways plane has been identified as James Shepard-Kegl, 69, of North Yarmouth, the student pilot was Jumaane Omari Stanley Melville, 37, of St. Petersburg, Florida.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Law Court affirms ‘bad faith’ finding in public records case stemming from Kennebec County jail lawsuit
In a rare decision, Maine's highest court said officials wrongfully withheld records about a settlement payment to a Black inmate who alleged he had been assaulted by guards while awaiting trial.
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