Contractors began work this week on a Lincoln Street culvert damaged by spring flooding of the East Branch of the Sebasticook River, which runs underneath the road.

The Army National Guard plans to reassign the unit formerly stationed in Gardiner to Pennsylvania and replace it with a less specialized combat infantry unit.

Wednesday was the day of the big annual conference for JMG, a statewide program for students who face barriers to education.

Community leaders hope to provide more housing, job training and mentor support to at-risk children.

Nothing was found after 4 p.m. phone call, and employees were allowed back into the building about an hour later.