With additional financing secured, work on the second phase of the multi-year project is expected to start later this year.
Randolph
Residents rally to keep LGBTQ book in Gardiner-area school libraries
While some on social media want to remove the book, district leaders say they have no plans to ban books.
After years of building, Gardiner boys basketball is playing for the ultimate prize
Two weeks ago, the Tigers hadn’t won a quarterfinal game in 14 years. Now, they’re 32 minutes from a Gold Ball.
Basketball playoffs, wrestling championships, eagles featured in week in photos
Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photographers share their favorite work for Feb. 13-19, 2026.
Photos: Randolph location near Kennebec River attracts soar of eagles
Anna Chadwick captures immature eagles circling in the sky.
West Gardiner home gutted by fire
The American Red Cross to help man displaced by the fire.
In central Maine, early ice makes smelt fishing nice
About a half-dozen smelt camps report fishing and business has been good so far this season after multiple rough years.
How some Maine parents are fighting back against conservative education groups
Parents of Maine students are beginning to organize against the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric from the growing number of conservative parents’ organizations in Maine.
Censure attempt derailed as tension in Gardiner-area school board meetings persists
Board member Michelle Tucker sought to publicly reprimand chairwoman Becky Fles over comments she made at a Maine School Management Association workshop.
Manning revokes resignation, remains on Gardiner-area school board
Manning apologized to those who were offended by his sleeping during board meetings, acknowledging it’s “not a good look.”