Performing arts center’s request for $350,000, filed through the office of U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, is one of 10 requests Golden’s staff has forwarded for consideration in the appropriations process for funding to be awarded later this year.
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Early draft of Gardiner-area school budget includes local share increases
While the Maine School Administrative District 11’s overall spending plan for 2021-2022 is still a ‘work in progress,’ its adult education and school nutrition budgets were OK’d by the Finance Committee.
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Firefighters respond after car hits building in Farmingdale, then douse blaze at nearby Gardiner apartment complex
Fiery automobile accident on Maine Avenue in Farmingdale puts firefighters in position to respond quickly to blaze minutes later at apartment building in Gardiner.
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Gardiner launches city manager search hoping to avoid lengthy delays of past
Vacancy was created in March when Christine Landes, who was hired in 2018, resigned three months before her three-year contract would have expired.
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Now cooing to a city near you: White-winged dove spotted in Gardiner
The dove, with a distinctive white band on its wings and ring of blue around its eyes, is drawing birders to Gardiner for a rare spring sighting.
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Campaign to promote municipal employment features Gardiner police officer amid candidate crunch
Sam Quintana will be featured in a social media campaign promoting the benefits of working for Maine cities and towns, which officials say are are struggling to fill vacancies.
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Concerns about road paving plans emerge as Gardiner proposes budget with tax hike
Municipal officials are expected to continue discussing the proposed $6.5 million budget, a 5% increase in spending that would increase the property tax rate by 60 cents. The increase would boost the tax rate to $22.30 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, or $2,230 per $100,000.
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Cobbossee Stream, downtown Gardiner, targeted in cleanup efforts
Organizers say cleanup efforts pay dividends far beyond the areas directly cleaned up.
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Gardiner officials to chart course to hire next city manager
Gardiner Public Library Director Anne Davis has agreed to serve as acting city manager as elected officials search for their next city manager.
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Gardiner man celebrates Maine’s role in song
In his quest to collect sheet music, Rod Spearin has searched out Maine’s unique position in popular music of the early 20th century.