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City of Augusta Names David Groder New Fire Chief According to the Kennebec Journal, there will be a new Chief in town for the Augusta Fire Department. Though this chief certainly 'new' to the Augusta Fire Department. Dave Groder has been serving as the city's Deputy Chief for quite sometime and has been chosen by Augusta's city manager to take over as chief. Dave always knew he wanted to be a firefighter. In fact, his father, Alfred, was a firefighter for Skowhegan. Dave recalled memories of being a kid when his dad worked for the department, “This has been my goal since the beginning, e...

Katharine England On the early morning of Dec. 8, 2020,  at approximately 2:00 a.m., State Police received the report of a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 southbound in the area of mile 113 in Augusta. Kennebec Sheriff’s deputies were in the area and immediately responded as well as State Police Troopers.  As a result of the investigation, it was determined that a 2021 Volvo tractor-trailer unit owned by Trans 99 Logistics of Ontario, Canada was hauling peat moss had slowed to an almost stop in the breakdown lane however partially exposed to the right driving lane. A 2013 Freightliner tractor...