Officials say they’re more aware than ever of the need to make students feel safe.
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Ukulele Russ to perform Nov. 3 at Johnson Hall
Ukulele Russ will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center on Water Street in Gardiner. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Russ plays the axe (or, as he refers to the diminutive instrument, the hatchet) and he does some innovative stuff with a loop pedal and a bass ukulele […]
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Ukulele Russ: Maine native returns to uke it up
Russell Copelin takes his ukelele tour from Alaska all the way back to Maine for performances on Nov. 3 at Johnson Hall in Gardiner and Nov. 4 at The Dented Can in Thorndike.
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Historic central Maine safe houses reveal area’s ties to Underground Railroad
Even in Maine, families involved with helping runaway slaves escape to Canada feared the vigilant eyes of disapproving neighbors.
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Children’s Center head has yet to hear from state on gun appeal
Jeffrey Johnson, the director of Children’s Center in Skowhegan, Augusta, Gardiner and Farmington, seeks a waiver to carry a gun to protect the nonverbal, disabled children his facilities care for.
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Two seek District 2 County Commission seat
Joe Pietroski, a Republican from Winthrop, is challenging longtime commissioner Nancy Rines, a Democrat from Gardiner.
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Two seek Randolph seat on Gardiner-area school board
Elissa Tracey is challenging incumbent Nancy Fortier-Brown for the three-year term on the SAD 11 board.
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Gardiner dog attack prompts proposal to change state law
Cynthia Roodman and Rep. Matt Pouliot announce legislation that would make leaving the scene of a dog attack a crime.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Augusta police uncertain solution to Kennebec County’s dispatch concerns
To accommodate an influx of 25,000 annual calls, the city’s department would need to hire four new dispatchers, driving annual rates higher than towns might be willing to budget for.
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Sock Hop planned for Oct. 20 in Gardiner
Proceeds to benefit the Gardiner Area Wreaths Across America program.