Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta has announced its December professionals of the month. Raegan Bechard resides in Augusta. She is a senior at Cony High School enrolled in the Certified Nursing Assistant program at the center. She didn’t plan to take the CNA program this year, but signed up after meeting with college admissions […]
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Gardiner officials declare Water Street building dangerous years after destructive fire
The Gardiner City Council declared 235 Water St. a dangerous building due to damage sustained from a 2015 blaze, but they hope the building in the city’s historic downtown can be preserved.
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NH university names local president’s list students
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Southern New Hampshire University has named several local students to its 2021 fall president’s list. They include Christopher Poole of Greene, Lacee Griffiths of Clinton, Joshua Zayac of Windsor, Claudia Lemieux of Bowdoin, Kassandra Grant of Vassalboro, Janean Boutin of Fairfield, Rachel Roth-Eldridge of Waterville, Jeffery Wheeler of Waterville, Adrian Bates of […]
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Drop-in vaccine clinic scheduled for Jan. 28 at Gardiner Boys & Girls Clubs
The Jan. 28 clinic at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley facility at 14 Pray St. offers area residents another opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Local students make SC university dean’s list
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Two local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Bob Jones University. They are Drew Hilton of South Gardiner, a freshman Christian ministries major, and Jessie Johnson of Temple, a freshman culinary arts major. The dean’s list recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during […]
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Gardiner-area school board members return $250 gift cards as part of $94,000 purchase
Maine School Administrative District 11 board members cannot legally accept the gift cards, which were sent to the district’s 364 staff members over the holidays as part of a new agreement with school unions, the superintendent said.
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Anonymous $500,000 gift to Johnson Hall prompts Gardiner theater to begin effort to double amount
The $500,000 gift from an anonymous donor will fund a match challenge to cover the cost of renovating the 400-seat theater at Gardiner’s historic opera house that’s scheduled to get underway in April.
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Maine Event Comedy presents Carolyn Plummer at Johnson Hall
Maine Event Comedy presents 15-year comedy veteran Carolyn Plummer at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15, at Johnson Hall Theater in Gardiner. The show will also feature Cher Lynn and Mike Gray. The show is for ages 21-plus and will contain adult language and content. Plummer pulls material from life’s hum-drum, day-to-day monotony – and […]
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Skowhegan couple charged after fentanyl, cocaine found in SUV, police say
The estimated street value of the drugs was about $60,000, according to police.
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Gardiner imposes mask mandate for public meetings, library
Decision comes as highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads across Maine and daily case counts remain high.