Paul Koenig

Staff Writer

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Published
January 10, 2015

Children escape apartment fire in Winthrop

The Saturday morning fire that started near a monitor heater and microwave in the kitchen of one of four-apartment units in a building on Route 133 in Winthrop displaced a family, but no one was harmed in the blaze.
Published
January 8, 2015

Thermometer registers minus 13 in Augusta, minus 15 in Waterville

A day with temperatures reaching only a few degrees above zero made the Augusta Community Warming Center a popular place for people trying to escape the cold.
Published
January 6, 2015

Chelsea to set special town meeting for gas pipeline TIF, fire tanker

The special town meeting for buying a fire tanker and for creating a tax-increment financing district for nearly seven miles of natural gas pipeline would be scheduled for Jan. 21.
Published
January 6, 2015

Gardiner residents hope neglected family cemetery can be restored

A recently rediscovered small cemetery dating to the 19th century has been vandalized and is in the middle of a gravel pit owned by Drilling & Blasting Rock Specialists.
Published
January 6, 2015

Augusta exhibit commemorates 25th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act

UMA’s Holocaust and Human Rights Center display includes an oral history from those with disabilities, as well as their art and historical artifacts.
Published
January 3, 2015

Gardiner Main Street recognized for community work

The director of Gardiner Main Street, a nonprofit organization being honored by the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce, said he’s noticed recent attitude changes about the city’s downtown.
Published
January 1, 2015

Emery’s Meat & Produce opening in Gardiner, closing Augusta and Monmouth stores

The family-owned meat market is opening in Gardiner Friday with the help of a business incentives program.
Published
December 31, 2014

Bangor Savings Bank honored for Augusta investment

The Bangor bank’s $4 million investment in a new building off Western Avenue allowed the bank to grow its staff in Augusta to nearly 30 employees.
Published
December 28, 2014

Construction of West Gardiner roundabout to begin March 2015

The work on the roundabout being built on Routes 9 and 126 between the Interstate 95 interchange and the Maine Turnpike service plaza is expected to run until December 2015.
Published
December 27, 2014

Macpage honored for 25 years of work in Augusta

Financial firm is Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year.