Roundup: Central Maine school budget validation results by town

A roundup of unofficial results from Tuesday's school budget validation referenda in greater Augusta and Waterville.

Winthrop teen summonsed after crash sends pickup truck into Cobbossee Stream

Police say Chase Cloutier, 19, of Winthrop, was issued a summons for imprudent speed after the pickup truck he was driving crashed through a guardrail on Route 126 at the West Gardiner-Litchfield town line and ended up submerged.

West Gardiner to extend moratorium to continue work on four proposals that have drawn residents’ ire

Officials are expected to extend a temporary ban governing solar energy systems, self-storage facilities, medical cannabis retail shops and medical cannabis cultivation facilities for six more months so updated versions of the proposals can be completed for review.

New York man found not guilty in 2020 Waterville shooting death

A Superior Court justice Thursday found Jashawn Lipscombe not guilty in the death of Joseph Tracy, a West Gardiner man who was shot in a Waterville apartment three years ago this month and died days later of the injury.

Gardiner Area High recognizes top 10 seniors for class of ’23

Sydney Dayken is class valedictorian, and Emma Doyon is class salutatorian.

Maine state employees speak out about hiring, pay as legislators consider review of compensation system

More than two-thirds of state legislators have sponsored a bill that would require the Mills administration to allocate $1 million to study the pay of state workers.

Waterville hospice to offer retreat for grieving June 16-18

West Gardiner committee to start awareness series May 18

Maine Pottery Tour opens doors to pottery and ceramics studios across state

In West Gardiner, where Todd Jubinville is rebuilding his kiln, this year's Maine Pottery Tour introduced people from near and far to the work he has been producing at his home studio for almost two decades.

Gardiner-area school board passes $30.1 million budget

The spending plan includes a 13% increase to the local share, driven by rising town valuations, salary increases and higher costs of necessary expenses like transportation for students with special services.