GARDINER — Cub Scout Pack 672 held its annual Blue and Gold awards night May 21 at Christ Episcopal Church. Many awards were earned by the Cub Scouts. Drew Hill, a Webelos Cub Scout from Pittston, received the Charles H. Townes Supernova Award for his efforts in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and […]
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Officials outline 2024 paving project on the Gardiner-Randolph bridge
The Maine Department of Transportation’s preferred option would keep the westbound lanes of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge open and divert eastbound traffic to cross the Kennebec River for about 30 days in the summer of 2024.
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Area Girl Scouts clean up Gardiner trail, create Kindness Rocks Garden
Girl Scouts Troop 673 recently cleaned up Gardiner fairy village and trail and created the Kindness Rocks Garden. A flood recently ruined the village, causing a lot of debris to litter the trail. During the height of the pandemic the girls in Troop 673 noticed people were sad, and they wanted to do something about […]
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Southern New Hampshire University names local president’s list students
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Southern New Hampshire University has named several local students to its 2023 winter semester president’s list. They include Minh Nguyen of Gardiner, Kristina Canedo of Skowhegan, Philip Densmore of Waterville, Heather Hall of Canaan, Carrielee Harvey of Waterville, Paige Reynolds of Richmond and David Madore of Greene. Also, Ashley Parks of Anson, Sarah Caballero of Chesterville, Josiah Kearns of Winthrop, Emily Kaplan […]
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Gardiner Area High recognizes top 10 seniors for class of ’23
Sydney Dayken is class valedictorian, and Emma Doyon is class salutatorian.
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Culinary arts students at Augusta-based technical center learn by running school’s food trailer
Chef Heidi Parent strives to be innovative with her culinary arts program, including using COVID-19 pandemic relief funding to buy a food trailer for her students to run.
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Gardiner’s weekly classic car show continues to celebrate nostalgia, car culture despite relocating due to flooding
For more than two decades, Gardiner’s Thursday Night Cruise-In has drawn car lovers from across the state to swap stories and share their mutual love of antique, vintage and classic cars.
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Gardiner officials debate additional spending for property revaluation in city spending plan
City Councilor Terry Berry wants to see funding for a citywide revaluation pushed up the priority list, but infrastructure projects not included in the city’s proposed budget are also emerging priorities.
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Gardiner man sentenced to 65 years in prison for murder, attempted killing with machete
Dylan Ketcham, 23, was sentenced Tuesday for the murder of Jordan Johnson and attack on Caleb Trudeau in January 2020.
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Traffic to be impacted for 6 weeks as road between Richmond and Gardiner gets repaved
Lane closures will begin Monday on a 6-mile stretch of state Route 201.