Norm Gagne thought the future of his fledgling coaching career was to follow in the footsteps of John Wolfgram. Wolfgram was the head football coach at Gardiner High School, and Gagne started his career as the coach of the freshmen team, and even got the chance to coach John and Jim Hersom before they moved […]
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Defendant forced to take meds ruled competent for trial in Gardiner slaying
AUGUSTA (AP) — The first person in Maine to be forced to take psychiatric medication in an effort to restore his mental capacity has been ruled competent to stand trial. The Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/2pLp0jf ) reported that a judge ruled this week after 27-year-old Leroy Smith III was required to take medication under a 2015 […]
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Local roundup: Desroches’ sacrifice lifts Mountain Valley over Telstar
RUMFORD — Dylan Desroches drove in Jacob Beauchesne with a long sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Mountain Valley a 5-4 baseball win over Telstar on Thursday. Beauchesne doubled to start the inning and advanced to third on a wild pitch. The Rebels (1-2) tied the contest in the top […]
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High school softball: Gardiner shuts down Leavitt
GARDINER — The Gardiner Tigers plated fives runs behind timely hitting and some defensive miscues by Leavitt en route to a 5-0 victory in the teams’ KVAC softball season opener Wednesday afternoon. Despite spending no time on a field thus far this spring, both teams battled the cool temperatures and played a solid game both […]
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Comedy show at Johnson Hall
GARDINER — Maine Event Comedy presents an evening of hilarious stand-up comedy at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center on Water Street. There will be jokes about life in Maine, the meaning of life and everything in between. Each show will feature three comedians, last for approximately 90 minutes and […]
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Class B South: Rangers momentum keep building as they reach the regionl finals
LEWISTON — Probably the hottest team coming into the playoffs in any region was Greely. Winners of nine of the last 10 games of the regular season, the Ramgers also had a playoff win over Kennebunk earlier this week. Friday, they did it again. The fourth-seeded Rangers ran their streak to 11-of-12 with a 5-2 […]
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Minnie H. Pond
AUBURN — Minnie H. Pond, 95, formerly of Lewiston, died Thursday, Feb. 9, at Bolster Heights Residential Care Facility in Auburn, where she had been a resident for the past two years. Born in Gardiner on June 4, 1921, she was the daughter of John C. and Kathleen J. Pratt Malcolm. Educated locally, she worked […]
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Gov. Paul LePage calls KKK fliers ‘disgusting’
AUGUSTA — Ku Klux Klan fliers purporting to be about a neighborhood watch drew concern for the safety of refugees and a swift rebuke from the governor in Maine. The fliers were found on Monday in Augusta, Gardiner and Freeport. The fliers found in Augusta said they were from “Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku […]
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Boys’ hockey: Tigers weaves through Eagles
Twice the Eagles countered a Gardiner goal with a score of their own less than a minute later. Once, in the second period, the hosts scored twice in a minute and cut the deficit to one goal. But the Tigers just kept coming. Doomed by penalties and unable to stop the offensive onslaught, the Eagles […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Gardiner gobbles up Leavitt
TURNER — It was a little ironic that Leavitt’s first basket was a 3-pointer, because it was their only made 3, and the Gardiner defenders seemed to have three hands in the passing lanes at all times. The Hornets couldn’t hand the Tigers their third loss of the season. Instead, it’s now three wins in […]