Oakland Overlook Park, with views of the western Maine mountains, opened over the summer. Town officials are now focusing on adding another 27 acres of parkland.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Faced with staff shortage, Gardiner to offer $15,000 hiring bonus for experienced police officers
New officers hired in Gardiner will be eligible for a $15,000 bonus to be paid out over three years.
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Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Leading CMP corridor opponent Tom Saviello considering run for Maine governor
The former Wilton lawmaker, an independent, will be deciding “pretty soon” whether to seek election next year for state’s top job against Governor Janet Mills and former Governor Paul LePage.
Posted inSports
Falcons reeling and facing short week after Dallas debacle
Atlanta faces New England on Thursday after suffering a 43-3 loss to the Cowboys.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden signs $1 trillion infrastructure bill with bipartisan crowd
As the U.S. continues to slog through a pandemic and rising inflation, the president has treated infrastructure as proof that government can function again.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Armed robbery suspect sought by police in Gardiner
A Big Apple store clerk was robbed at gunpoint last week, according to authorities.
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News
Beep beep! This roadrunner hitched a ride from Las Vegas to Maine
Avian Haven in Freedom is working with wildlife officials to get the bird native to the Southwest back to Nevada.
Posted inTimes Record
Two more passengers sue Bath museum over schooner capsizing
The suit claims the schooner’s owner, the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, is to blame for a vessel that was not seaworthy and for a captain and crew “unfit, incompetent, ill experienced” and “ill trained.”
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan man, 69, injured after accidentally firing handgun while driving
Police said a preliminary investigation determined Russell Madore of Skowhegan was traveling south on Madison Avenue when his gun discharged.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Staffing issues, increasing COVID-19 cases, Gardiner Regional Middle School shifts to remote learning
Superintendent Patricia Hopkins says with an increase in reported COVID-19 cases at the school, the district does not have enough staff members to operate safely for in-person learning.