Local and county officials said Tuesday they aren’t alarmed at the possibility of flooding on the Kennebec River but are watching closely following last month’s destructive uprising in Augusta and Hallowell.
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Gardiner officials to consider sewer rate increase
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposal at its Wednesday meeting.
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Demolition of Gardiner pizzeria starts Monday
A DOT demolition contractor is expected to start tearing down the former Dennis’ Pizza building on Bridge Street.
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Gardiner’s Johnson Hall reaches $1 million fundraising milestone
Pledges and cash now have surpassed the $1 million mark in a campaign to renovate the historic opera house’s 400-seat upper theater.
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Waterville man accused of threatening to cut Army buddy with box cutter
Cletus Jernigan won a judge’s OK for treatment at an out-of-state military and veteran program after he was unable to post $500 cash bail.
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Gardiner officials consider expansion of commercial agriculture ordinance
It allows indoor cultivation facilities as proposed, but not commercial pot cultivation facilities.
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Gardiner woman arrested on drug trafficking charges of after alleged sale of heroin, cocaine
Jennifer Piper, 30, was arrested this week in Augusta after allegedly selling heroin and crack to a confidential informant.
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Gardiner teacher charged with sexually assaulting 16-year-old girl at her home
John M. Glowa Jr., 43, of Readfield, allegedly plied the girl with alcohol before the sexual assaults occurred.
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U.S. Coast Guard abandons efforts to clear midwinter ice on Kennebec River
The ice caused destructive flooding two weeks ago in Hallowell and Augusta.
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First woman ordained priest at Christ Church in Gardiner says experience ‘joyful’
For Kerry Mansir, the path to the priesthood was neither direct nor short, but on the way she says she has found great support and community.