The FIRST Robotics Pine Tree District event was held from March 11 to 13 at Thomas College in Waterville. The purpose of this event, which started as a regional event in 2013 and is sponsored by local Maine companies, is to allow FIRST Robotics to be more accessible to Maine teams and allow them to […]
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Pooled COVID-19 testing in schools to end in May, some districts have already canceled programs
The COVID-19 variant, BA.2, is more contagious than previous strains, and it can spread faster in a classroom than the pooled test would be able to detect in a classroom.
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Central Maine’s Pickles Mcbutterpants The Muffins Slayer takes top whacky pet name prize
The Nationwide insurance company says it looked at more than 1 million of their insured pets and put up 10 names for people to vote for as their favorite crazy name, with the Gardiner cat receiving the most votes in its pet category.
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Gardiner names city manager following yearlong search
Andrew R. Carlton, now the superintendent in the Wales-area school district, is expected to begin new job June 6.
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Johnson Hall in Gardiner prepares for start of renovations at historic opera house
With the building at 280 Water St. closed for about the next 18 months, Johnson Hall’s Waterfront Concert Series is to be held this summer and in 2022-23 at other venues in Gardiner.
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Gardiner residents meet top candidate for city manager position
Andrew Carlton, who is currently superintendent in Regional School Unit 4 based in Wales, told residents at a forum that he sees overlap between school and municipal administration in managing budgets and people.
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Johnson Hall to host ‘The Alewife Review’
“The Alewife Review,” an informative and entertaining program to celebrate sea-run fishes and the return of the alewife to its native waters in Cobbossee Stream, will be presented from 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, at Johnson Hall in Gardiner. Hosted by improv artist Dennis Price with original music by Alfred Lund and Friends, “The […]
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Man arrested in Gardiner after high-speed chase leads to 2 foot chases
Jason Hewett allegedly fled from police by car, then on foot, across the Gardiner area Thursday night.
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Lewiston pharmacist to be first Somali American on Maine Board of Pharmacy
A celebration for Abdifatah Ahmed is planned for Friday at the Hampton Inn on Lincoln Street in Lewiston.
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Eight-hour standoff in Whitefield ends in arrest early Saturday
Edward M. Poch, 64, is being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset after he allegedly threatened a woman with a knife and a gun at a Whitefield house, leading to a standoff with Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and the Maine State Police.