A Newport woman was arrested this week in West Gardiner on drug trafficking charges after deputies found hundreds of grams of illicit drugs while investigating a report of suspicious activity.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Voters pass Gardiner-area school district’s $30 million budget
The budget passed in MSAD 11’s four municipalities, with 281 in favor and 89 against the spending plan.
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Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections, News, Schools and Education
Roundup: Central Maine school budget validation results by town
A roundup of unofficial results from Tuesday’s school budget validation referenda in greater Augusta and Waterville.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Winthrop teen summonsed after crash sends pickup truck into Cobbossee Stream
Police say Chase Cloutier, 19, of Winthrop, was issued a summons for imprudent speed after the pickup truck he was driving crashed through a guardrail on Route 126 at the West Gardiner-Litchfield town line and ended up submerged.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
West Gardiner to extend moratorium to continue work on four proposals that have drawn residents’ ire
Officials are expected to extend a temporary ban governing solar energy systems, self-storage facilities, medical cannabis retail shops and medical cannabis cultivation facilities for six more months so updated versions of the proposals can be completed for review.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
New York man found not guilty in 2020 Waterville shooting death
A Superior Court justice Thursday found Jashawn Lipscombe not guilty in the death of Joseph Tracy, a West Gardiner man who was shot in a Waterville apartment three years ago this month and died days later of the injury.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Gardiner Area High recognizes top 10 seniors for class of ’23
Sydney Dayken is class valedictorian, and Emma Doyon is class salutatorian.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Maine state employees speak out about hiring, pay as legislators consider review of compensation system
More than two-thirds of state legislators have sponsored a bill that would require the Mills administration to allocate $1 million to study the pay of state workers.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Waterville hospice to offer retreat for grieving June 16-18
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is scheduled to host its Camp Ray of Hope, a statewide weekend retreat for Maine individuals and families who have experienced the death of a significant person in their lives. The retreat will be held Friday to Sunday, June 16-18 at Pilgrim Lodge, 103 Pilgrim Lodge Lane in West Gardiner. […]
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West Gardiner committee to start awareness series May 18
West Gardiner Community Conversations, an awareness series on Maine programs that help improve the health and well being of all Mainers, is scheduled for 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 18. The talk will be held at the West Gardiner Fire Station at 318 Spears Corner Road in West Gardiner. “The Opioid Epidemic Touches Us All” will […]