Paul Koenig

Staff Writer

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Published
March 27, 2014

Selectmen send proposed settlement to Chelsea voters

Residents in Chelsea will decide sometime early next month whether they want the town to pay former contractor Frank Monroe $20,000 to drop a suit he filed against the town in 2011.
Published
March 26, 2014

Budget vote due Thursday on Oakland business park

Anyone from the 24 communities in the region that support FirstPark can attend the meeting Thursday to vote on the $956,000 budget.
Published
March 25, 2014

Town of Chelsea considering settlement with former contractor

The Chelsea Board of Selectmen could approve a $20,0000 settlement at its meeting Wednesday night between the town and Frank Monroe before sending it to voters next month.
Published
March 25, 2014

Gardiner hires consultant to review ambulance budget

Revenue that came in lower than expected prompted the city to contract with a New Hampshire firm.
Published
March 24, 2014

Fine Homebuilding magazine highlights Palermo project with help from Windsor teen

The national magazine filmed the construction of a fireplace shelving project by local craftsman Michael Maines for a video and article series.
Published
March 22, 2014

Maine organic dairy operation ready to add more farms

With the help of a $3.9 million investment last year, Maine’s Own Organic Milk recently launched new packaging for its line of milk products and added two new farms to its cooperative, with more on the way.
Published
March 21, 2014

Some Augusta area restaurants thrived despite lousy winter

Snowy and cold winters tend to be bad for restaurants, according to the Maine Restaurant Association, but some central Maine eateries bucked the trend this year.
Published
March 20, 2014

Gardiner council approves police contract, interim fire chief

The three-year contract between the city and the police union doesn’t include a pay increase in the first year, but it allows negotiations to be reopened in the second and third years.
Published
March 18, 2014

Seven candidates on ballot for West Gardiner town clerk

After the municipal election Saturday morning, residents will vote on a $1,008,038 budget at West Gardiner’s Town Meeting.
Published
March 17, 2014

Gardiner councilors to discuss police contract, business attraction plan

The City Council at its Wednesday meeting is also expected to approve hiring Dan Guimond as interim fire chief to replace Fire Chief Mike Minkowsky.