Gardiner officials to fill 2 vacancies after city council, school board resignations

The Gardiner City Council is seeking letters of interest from anyone interested in filling vacancies after District 4 City Councilor Marc Rines and Gardiner-area school board member Matthew Marshall resigned before the end of their terms.

Local students make Bates College dean’s list

Photos: Jazz band students perform at Gardiner school

The rehearsals took place Friday at Gardiner Area High School. Photos by Kennebec Journal staff photographer Joe Phelan.

Pittston residents to vote on $1.6 million budget at annual Town Meeting

The annual Town Meeting is Saturday at Pittston Randolph Consolidated School and will be followed by a municipal election Monday at the Pittston Town Office.

Short-term solution possible for Kennebec County communities in need of 911 dispatch service

While a plan has emerged to handle 911 calls across northern and western Kennebec County by splitting the duties between Waterville and Androscoggin County, the county's Emergency Management Agency director is working to identify whether a different long-term solution is possible.

Justice orders demolition of downtown Gardiner building damaged by fire

Maine Superior Court Justice Thomas McKeon ordered the demolition Wednesday of 235 Water St. after Gardiner city officials evacuated the adjacent building in February after fears of its catastrophic failure.

Access denied: Authorities refuse to release records for Maine school shooter hoax calls

First Amendment advocates across New England say the sweeping decision sets a dangerous precedent.

Gardiner officials consider consequences of sludge crisis

As the cost of hauling sludge from wastewater treatment plants spikes after two state laws have limited how it can be handled, city leaders are weighing how to pay for the additional unanticipated costs of shipping it to Canada.

Gardiner student earns New York Institute of Technology honors

Crisis building at Kennebec County wastewater treatment plants

Wastewater treatment plant operators across Maine face paying higher fees to truck sludge to New Brunswick after two state laws curtailed how biosolid disposal is handled.