Gardiner city councilors will review the proposed $5.4 million budget at their meeting Wednesday, two weeks after giving it an initial approval with a 6-2 vote.

The leaders of Camden National Bank and The Bank of Maine and city officials say they expect community support to continue.

Consumer fireworks sales in Maine have declined since an initial spike when the state dropped its ban in 2012, but fireworks store owners say sales have stabilized.

The reduced budget would still lead to a 2.4 percent tax increase, but some of the additional cuts would hurt city services, Gardiner’s city manager said.

With the pick-your-own strawberries season opening, producers in central Maine say the season appears to be a good one.

Alice Zwicker, one of the Angels of Bataan held an internment camp in the Philippines for three years, was the only servicewoman from Maine held as a prisoner of war in either of the two world wars.