The Legislature passed a bill last month to name Interstate 295, from Scarborough to West Gardiner, after Richard Coleman, who has worked for the Maine Department of Transportation since 1956.
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Gardiner manager proposes budget with 3.4 percent tax hike
The budget City Manager Scott Morelli presented would increase property taxes by 3.4 percent, a larger hike than the combined increases in the last five approved.
Rain in next week’s forecast heightens Kennebec River flood chance
Ice has cleared out of the river, but two storms predicted for next week have forecasters concerned about the possibility of flooding.
FirstPark head pitches vision for future to Gardiner
The head of the Kennebec Regional Development Authority told city councilors Wednesday night he is looking into the possibility of expanding the powers of the organization.
Augusta apartment building damaged by fire torn down
The State Street apartment building damaged by an April 3 fire was torn down by an excavator Tuesday, and the building’s owner doesn’t plan to rebuild.
Gardiner students try their hands at solar and wind power
High school students used solar- and wind-powered cars Monday as part of an educational program developed by Northwestern University to spark interest in STEM fields.
Augusta’s Farrington Elementary students learn about ticks, Lyme disease
Children between the ages of 5 and 14 are more likely than any other age group to get Lyme disease, statistics show.
Farmingdale fire appears to have started near pellet stove vent
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading beyond the attic and the front half of the Bowman Street house.
UMA aviation program expanding to Brunswick Landing
The University of Maine at Augusta will offer classes and housing at the former Naval air station to students in its four-year aviation program starting this fall.
Nearly all Augusta fire victims find housing
The State Street apartment building damaged beyond repair by a fire Friday night will be torn down, and all but one of its 15 tenants have found new housing.