First Amendment advocates across New England say the sweeping decision sets a dangerous precedent.
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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.
Pine State Trading Co. announces 2 new executive leaders
GARDINER — Pine State Trading Co., a leading wholesale beverage distributor, has promoted Garrett Grunewald to the position of president and announced Sarah Stanley has joined the company as executive director of finance. Grunewald previously served as the company’s chief financial officer. He will report to co-owner Nick Alberding, who will remain CEO and chairman […]
Maine Drilling & Blasting’s Jason Riley elected president of New Hampshire Good Roads Association
Jason Riley, Northeast Division manager for Maine Drilling & Blasting in the Gardiner and Auburn, New Hampshire, offices, has been elected president of the New Hampshire Good Roads Association. He was elected at the New Hampshire Good Roads Association’s annual meeting April 6 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, New Hampshire. Riley joined Maine […]
Gardiner student earns New York Institute of Technology honors
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — Piper Kollman-Veit of Gardiner has been named to the 2022 fall presidential honor list at New York Institute of Technology. To qualify for the presidential honor list, a student must achieve a minimum semester GPA of 3.7 and complete at least 12 credit hours without any incomplete grades. Check […]
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.
Local Cub, Boy Scouts take part in Scout Sunday services
Services were held in Augusta, Camden, China, Gardiner and Skowhegan.
State entomologist demonstrates how to curb browntail moths this winter, ahead of the spring
Maine Forest Service entomologist Colleen Teerling gave a presentation Saturday to a small crowd at Gardiner Public Library on how to use a pole pruner and saw to cut browntail moth nests out of trees.
Gardiner Area High names honor roll students
Gardiner Area High School has listed its first semester honor roll students for the 2022-23 academic year. Grade 12 — Highest honors: Madison Blais, Zachary Bowman, Hunter Burgess, Addison Carter, Wyatt Chadwick, Mackenzie Chaput, Cassidy Clark, Devin Clary, Caleb Cosand, Sydney Dayken, Lillian Diversi and Emma Doyon. Also, Eric Fyfe, Megan Gallagher, Colby Glidden, Gabrielle Grant, […]
Augusta City Council approves increasing fees by 15% at landfill used by residents of several area municipalities
Officials are looking to put away funds to help pay for the potential vertical expansion of the landfill, which could cost about $20 million and extend the landfill’s lifetime by 12 to 15 years.