Gardiner Regional Middle School has announced the following students were named to its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 6 — High honors: Isaac Beaulieu, Isaac Boyce. Kaitlyn Davidson, Lillian Dore, Zoey Epperson, Natalie Fikus, Greyson Geleide, Peter Gove, Kaleigh Grant,Grayson Greenleaf, Daniel Jamison, Alexander Kimberlin, Evy Kokmeyer, Jaidyn Leavitt, Colin McCormick and […]
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Gardiner library offers patrons pole pruner in expanding fight against browntail moth infestation
The library is the latest organization in central Maine to offer tips on how to slow the spread of the invasive pest by cutting their nests out of trees before the larvae emerge later this year.
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Augusta-based tech center names professionals of month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has announced its January professionals of the month. Maleah Manson of Gardiner, a junior at Gardiner Area High School, is enrolled in the center’s Certified Nursing Assistant program. She has enjoyed learning in the lab, and then applying those skills she learned in her clinical experiences, according to a […]
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Catholic youth to score donations during ‘Souper’ Bowl of Caring
During Sunday’s Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 13, young Catholics from around Maine plan to get donations to benefit those in need through the “Souper” Bowl of Caring. The annual event, held this year on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 12 and 13, is a weekend of giving and serving during which 100% of the monetary […]
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Gardiner City Council views fish passage film
Upstream founder and board president Tina Wood presented the film “Keystone: voices for the little fish” to the Gardiner City Council in December. The council has long supported fish passage at Gardiner Paperboard Dam and welcomed the update on progress in Cobbossee Corridor, a vital green way in the city’s downtown and an economic driver, […]
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Snow day or remote day? Parents have mixed thoughts as central Maine schools grapple with winter weather decisions
With three snow days in two weeks, districts have their own plan on what to do, but remote learning days are too much, some parents say.
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As Hatch Hill landfill fills up, Augusta looking at options that could leave surrounding users out
Some city councilors want the city to consider keeping its landfill to itself, or at least reduce the amount of regional waste taken in there, which would extend its lifespan but increase cost to taxpayers.
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Gardiner’s Johnson Hall showing free movies
GARDINER — Johnson Hall is offering a free movie series featuring new releases and classics in its downstairs theater at 280 Water St. The 10-week series began Jan. 20 and continues through March 24, according to a news release from Gardiner Main Street. Movies are scheduled to run at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday. There also […]
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Gardiner-area school board votes to approve $250 gift cards for district employees
The Maine School Administrative District 11 board approved a memorandum of understanding for all district employees that also provides 15 days of COVID-19-related sick days and a half-day for employees on specific early release days.
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Gardiner hands out bonus pay to city employees for pandemic work
The American Rescue Plan Act, which has provided federal relief funds to local, regional and state governments, allows some funds to be used for hazard pay for public sector employees.