A benefit show for the Johnson Hall Capital Campaign featuring the Maine Dead Project. The Maine Dead Project performance on the Gardiner Waterfront is planned as a benefit for the Johnson Hall capital campaign. All funds raised will be matched by the Creativity Fund. The concert is set for 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, doors […]
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Gardiner-area school district forming coronavirus response committee
Maine School Administrative District 11 does not have a set date for the committee’s first meeting, but plans to review COVID-19 data before the next school board session.
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Gardiner apartment building fire displaces tenant
A fire on Central Street damaged two units of a six-unit apartment building, while the other four units remain undamaged.
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Gardiner city councilor vacates Water Street home
Penny Sergent has agreed to leave the home where she and her family have lived since 2016. The Gardiner city councilor has failed to pay property taxes or sewer fees on the property, prompting the city to foreclose.
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Augusta-area schools officials urge families to return free and reduced lunch forms
Although school meals are free to all students, the form is used to collect data that results in federal funding to public schools.
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Gardiner-area school district mandates masks, creates COVID-19 response committee
More than 300 people tuned in to the school board’s livestreamed meeting Thursday night, and the meeting was moved to the Little Theater at Gardiner Area High School in response to the large in-person crowd.
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Gardiner to celebrate longtime owner of Harvey’s Hardware
Bill Harvey is being celebrated for his decades of contributions to the Gardiner community as the owner of Harvey’s Hardware, his efforts in sustaining Gardiner’s downtown and his civic activities.
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Central Maine communities wrestle with adopting remote meetings policies
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine didn’t allow virtual public meetings or remote participation for local governments, but after a newly passed state law, municipalities and counties are deciding whether and how to allow remote participation.
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Johnson Hall continues fundraising ahead of expected 2022 construction start
Anonymous donors have pledged to match ticket sales at a special performance of the The Maine Dead Project on Sept. 11, as a fund request under federal Community Project Funding program advances.
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Gardiner City Council chooses Rusty Greenleaf to fill council vacancy
Under the Gardiner City Charter, the City Council fills a council vacancy until the next election, when city residents choose who will fill out the remaining year of the two-year council term.