About $150,000 has been raised so far to fund repairs to the historic fountain, erected as a monument to Gardiner native Gideon S. Palmer, a volunteer regimental surgeon in the Civil War.
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Waterville City Council to consider pilot parking plan for library
Councilors to decide whether to move forward with proposal to change part of Appleton Street from two-way to one-way traffic to create more street parking for library patrons.
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Search continues for 2 men following I-95 traffic stop in Clinton
A passenger fled from a vehicle that was stopped by a state trooper Wednesday, and then a second person later helped that man elude authorities, Maine State Police said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Babcock Bridge connecting Litchfield, West Gardiner to be replaced beginning next June
Construction had been scheduled to begin in late 2022, but was pushed to June 2023. The bridge remains safe for motorists, according to state transportation officials.
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Renovations expose bones and secrets of Maine’s oldest opera house
Now that the long-anticipated renovation of the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center in Gardiner is underway, the work is revealing the building’s history.
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Banners in Fairfield, elsewhere showcase military veterans in region
A program — Hometown Heroes — has been operating in central Maine for a number of years, and a Fairfield-based group has expanded it to include banners that spotlight more military veterans.
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Winthrop library kicks off poetry series by showcasing work of Maine military vets
The event, formerly held at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell, will now be held at Bailey Public Library the second Saturday of each month until next summer.
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Fire destroys Hartland garage, 6 cords of wood put up for winter
The fire on Loon Cover Road in Hartland drew about 25 firefighters from three towns around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
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Christmas tree business owner wins $5,000 in entrepreneur contest
Matt Quinn, 43, of Cornville competed Saturday against a handful of other entrepreneurs at the Skowhegan Center for Entrepreneurship, in a bid to win money to start a new business or expand an existing one.
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Appreciative crowd assembles for Veterans Day parade in Waterville
Ernest Paradis with the Bourque-Lanigan American Legion Post 5 was the featured speaker at Friday’s Veterans Day parade in Waterville, and he said words cannot express the proper gratitude to veterans: “But there is virtue in trying.”