Ben Bragdon

Augusta

Editorial Editor at Kennebec Journal

Deputy managing editor of news for @centralmenews. He/him. Reach me at [email protected]

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Death of Lewiston 4-year-old highlights Maine’s child welfare failures, advocates, family say

4 days ago | centralmaine.com | Ben Bragdon

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Emergency repairs to Augusta bridge prompt lane closures

4 days ago | centralmaine.com | Ben Bragdon

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Hallowell man charged with stalking, invasion of privacy

4 days ago | centralmaine.com | Ben Bragdon

AUGUSTA — A Hallowell man who police say spied on his ex-girlfriend using hidden cameras and recorded her with a handheld camera while hiding in her home has been indicted on stalking, burglary and other charges. An Augusta woman told police that in April 2022 her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey S. King, 35, broke into her apartment, hid in their son’s playroom and recorded her while she was with another man, according to an affidavit filed by Augusta police Detective Matthew Estes.
State police investigating death in Lewiston

5 days ago | sunjournal.com | Ben Bragdon

LEWISTON — Police are investigating the death of a woman found dead in a home Monday on Old Greene Road on Monday. Local police were first called to 282 Old Greene Road shortly after 5 a.m. for a report that a 42-year-old woman was dead at the home. Shortly after arriving, they called for assistance from Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit, which is standard procedure in a death that may prove suspicious. Police did not specify a cause of death as they await autopsy results.
Fairfield apartment fire that displaced 4 was arson, officials say

5 days ago | centralmaine.com | Ben Bragdon

FAIRFIELD — A fire that displaced four tenants from their homes early Sunday morning was intentionally set, authorities said Monday. Fire started in a barn storage area at 16 Summit St., then spread to the attached five-unit apartment building around 3 a.m. Sunday. The blaze left the tenants of two apartments — two adults in one unit and an adult and child in another — homeless. A cat also died in the fire. An investigator with the Office of State Fire Marshal went to the fire scene Sunday.
Kingfield to ask selectmen to start school district withdrawal

5 days ago | sunjournal.com | Ben Bragdon

KINGFIELD — Residents have collected more than enough signatures to present selectmen with a petition June 16 asking them to begin the process to withdraw from Maine School Administrative District 58. It is the third of four towns in the district that have collected signatures on petitions to start the 22-step process. residents voted 124-61 and Phillips voted 71-64 in May to start the process.
Massachusetts man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor in Skowhegan

5 days ago | centralmaine.com | Ben Bragdon

SKOWHEGAN — A Massachusetts man is facing several charges based on allegations reported to police in 2020 that he solicited sexually explicit images from a teenage girl from Skowhegan via social media while claiming to work for a modeling agency. Authorities extradited John Scott Gray, 39, to Maine last week after he was arrested in Massachusetts earlier in May, court records show.
Franklin County seeks comment on Sandy River flooding

5 days ago | centralmaine.com | Ben Bragdon

FARMINGTON — Community forums will be held this month in Franklin County to discuss the damage to residential, municipal and business properties from floods in the Sandy River Watershed in recent years. A variety of organizations and people have established a steering committee to find ways to lessen the damage from floods. They include The Nature Conservancy, Franklin County Commissioner Fenwick Fowler, Republican Sen. Russell Black of Wilton, and the county Emergency Management Agency.
Franklin County seeks comment on Sandy River flooding

5 days ago | sunjournal.com | Ben Bragdon

The forums will feature geomorphologist Dr. John Field, who will present information on the natural history of the Sandy River, and potential impacts of more frequent and intense floods, according to Marc Edwards of Strong, an independent contractor overseeing the project. Participants will have the opportunity to voice their concerns and share their experiences from recent floods. The information gathered will be used to develop plans to mitigate and hopefully lessen impacts from future floods.
Augusta apartment fire puts four tenants out of home

5 days ago | centralmaine.com | Ben Bragdon

AUGUSTA — Fire in a two-unit apartment building Sunday left four people, including an infant, without their homes, officials said. The fire, which started from the porch area of 15 Jefferson St., spread into the second-floor unit. The first-floor unit was vacant.

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