After falling behind by a goal for the first time all season early in the second half Saturday, it would have been easy for them to feel like the chance was once again slipping away. “I told them, ‘If you want things to be different at the end of this game, you have to fight,’” […]
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Grants, private donors aid Gardiner library work
GARDINER (AP) — The Gardiner Public Library has received more than $100,000 in grant money to renovate its archive room and better protect the records kept there. The library received $112,000 in grants from four foundations and one private donor over the last several months to fund its plan to renovate the lower floor with […]
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H.S. Football: Mt. Blue gets physical, drops Gardiner
GARDINER — If there has been anything more brutal than Mt. Blue’s Class B East football schedule, it is the Cougars’ injury report. The line at the trainer’s table has rivaled the halftime queue at most concession stands. So what did Mt. Blue do Friday night with its playoff fate perhaps hanging in the balance […]
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Gardiner man gets 3 years for robbing pharmacy twice
BANGOR (AP) — A Gardiner man who robbed the same Augusta pharmacy twice in three days last year has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison. In addition to three years and a month behind bars, Ryan McLaughlin was also sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to three years of […]
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Eats: Gardiner’s A1 Diner — staying on track with ethnic offerings and daily specials
One of Gardiner’s most frequented and perhaps oldest restaurant is A1 Diner, located at 3 Bridge St. The diner itself is one of the original lunch car diners constructed in Worcester, Mass., back when diners were just becoming popular. It has six booths and 14 stools at the counter. The structure was transported to its […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Phoenix moving on
JAY — Amid the change, the Spruce Mountain boys’ soccer team’s focus stayed the same Tuesday night. After a tumultuous few days following the resignation of their head coach after the season-opener last Friday, the Phoenix moved on and moved forward in a 5-0 loss against Gardiner. Willie Brown has taken the helm on an […]
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Gardinder pharmacy robbery suspect found hiding in woods
GARDINER (AP) — A man suspected of robbing a Gardiner pharmacy of prescription medications has been captured after an hours-long manhunt in the woods. Jesse Mansir, of Gardiner, was captured at about 7 p.m. Thursday with the help of dog teams about nine hours after someone robbed the Rite-Aid pharmacy in town. Police Chief James […]
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Warren family reunion held
HEBRON — The 29th annual reunion of the Warren family was held at Hebron Pines on July 20. This was a gathering of the descendants of the late F. Milton and Verlie Warren. There were 188 people in attendance from Auburn, Augusta, Bath, Buckfield, Chesterville, Gardiner, Gorham, Gray, Greene, Hallowell, Hebron, Hollis, Jay, Leeds, Lisbon […]
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Slaughterhouse to open in Gardiner
GARDINER (AP) — The owner of a Gardiner, Maine meat processing facility plans to build a slaughterhouse about three miles away. The Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1tNZlSJ ) reported Northeast Meats’ owner bought a lot from Gardiner at Libby Hill Business Park and plans to open by Sept. 15. The Gardiner City Council approved the purchase-and-sale agreement […]
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Homicide suspect ruled incompetent, won’t stand trial in father’s killing
AUGUSTA — A Maine man charged with killing and dismembering his father has been ruled incompetent to stand trial and will remain in a state psychiatric facility. Leroy Smith III was scheduled to be arraigned on a murder charge Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court in connection with the May death of 56-year-old Leroy Smith […]