The Travis Mills Foundation is renovating Elizabeth Arden’s former estate and spa in Mount Vernon and Rome into a retreat with adaptive sports and other recreation for veterans and their families.
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Fire destroys home in South China
Town officials said the home at 88 Weeks Mills Road is owned by Shawn Reed, who is a public works employee for the town of China.
Gardiner won’t have new budget when fiscal year begins
City councilors are expected to pass a continuing resolution at their meeting Wednesday to fund the city for July and August at the levels proposed by the city manager.
First class of Maine’s first virtual charter school graduates in Augusta
Four students from around the state, along with a fifth student who couldn’t make the ceremony, received their high school diplomas Tuesday from Maine Connections Academy.
Repair work inspected at New Mills Dam in Gardiner
The repairs done last fall on the Cobbossee Stream dam owned by Gardiner, Litchfield and Richmond depleted most of the funds of the committee overseeing the dam.
Cony High School graduates told to hold on to what’s important
More than 160 Cony High School seniors graduated Saturday evening at the Augusta Civic Center.
Maranacook graduates ponder future at ceremony
The 92 graduates of Maranacook Community High School were told Saturday that the future holds adventure and many opportunities.
Red Barn owner tells Gardiner graduates to be kind to others
The more than 140 Gardiner Area High School students who graduated Saturday were told by Laura Benedict to reach out to others and not let people put others down.
Farmingdale residents approve budget, stay with Gardiner ambulance
Around 38 Farmingdale residents approved the $1.5 million town budget at Saturday’s Town Meeting, rejecting only a proposed ordinance to bill people who put snow in the roadway.
Augusta’s Colonial Theater features art installation, film on aging
The historic downtown theater, unused as a theater since it closed in 1969, showed a film Friday night as part of the opening of a multimedia exhibit.