Gardiner News

There are plans to move the Augusta Spiritualist Church from Perham Street in Augusta to make room for a larger Kennebec County District Court.

Bradley Jay Bessey, 41, of Clinton, was arrested on charged of failure to pay fines and failure to appear by Deputy David Bucknam on State Street in Augusta, according to police reports.

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The city will save an estimated $195,000 in heating oil costs during the next 25 years with its new pellet boiler.

Primo Cubano, a hot Latin band with a Cuban "Son"-style beat performs at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center at 280 Water St., Gardiner.

Kevin and Tracey Sansouci said they plan to move in with a friend until they find a new place to live.

A new open-road tolling plaza on Interstate 95 between Portland and Auburn is a step toward all-electronic tolling, according to Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Peter Mills.

Holmes said pet owners are struggling to survive the high cost of living in the aftermath of the Great Recession.

In his Feb. 1 letter, Ken King discussed the loss of a skating area for children/teens because of the threat of lawsuits.

The municipal election is scheduled for March 19, when polls will be open from noon to 7 p.m. at the Town Office.

HALLOWELL, Maine - Maine's new top fisheries official is vowing to grow the economic value of the state's oldest industry, commercial fishing, and the coastal communities that rely on the ocean.

King, 42, of Gardiner, a taxidermist, said he wanted to open a barber shop, but couldn't commit that much time as an apprentice.

Three subjects were summoned at an unspecified location in Augusta for selling liquor or imitation liquor to a minor.

Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center announces the winter/spring season of music and theater shows, mostly presented at 280 Water St.

Regional School Unit 11 will keep students at Pittston's and Randolph's elementary schools organized as they are now, following the school board's vote Thursday not to split up the schools' students.

A Randolph man on Friday pleaded guilty to robbery and was given a chance to rehabilitate himself through a specialty court program set up to aid offenders diagnosed with mental disorders and substance abuse problems.

A former ship captain's mansion that has stood at 1 Northern Ave. since 1826 is scheduled to be torn down as soon as next week.

Maine elementary and middle school students performed better this year on tests of math and reading, but worse in writing.

Bellavance, 50, of Winthrop, was convicted in late December of two counts of arson in connection with setting the fire that destroyed the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro.

Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center has received three grants to help fund the cost of reconstructing the floor of the theater, which had been severely damaged by water infiltration.