Cities, towns and sewer districts are now starting to tally up the higher cost of sludge disposal and calculate what ratepayers will pay to cover those costs.
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Cleanup, damage assessment begin throughout central Maine after river flooding
Property and business owners were beginning to take stock Wednesday of the damage left behind as flood waters receded along the Kennebec River across the region after a storm dumped 3 to 6 inches of rain over a 24-hour period.
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Weekend storm brings power outages and flooding to central Maine
Across central Maine, where rainfall totals reached 5 inches in some areas from the strong weekend storm, high water levels in the Kennebec River watershed brought flood warnings and washed out roads, along with downed trees and power outages.
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Commercial transfer station approved in Gardiner business park
Gardiner Transfer Co., which already has a maintenance facility in the Libby Hill Business Park, has received approval to add a commercial transfer facility to the site to support its trash hauling business in central Maine.
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Gardiner’s Christ Church members rally to save 200-year-old steeple
Church officials are working to raise about $1 million to pay for repairs to the steeple of the oldest Episcopal church in the Diocese of Maine, beginning with a fundraiser scheduled for May 6.
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Cinderella stories: Maine teens flock to Gardiner for prom dress giveaway
The event at Gardiner Area High School is organized by the Cinderella Project of Maine, an initiative of Waldo Community Action Partners in Belfast.
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Video: Gardiner race walker Ashlyn Poulin rises to greatness after shining at national level
Senior making name for herself after turning in strong performances at New Balance nationals, other big events.
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Access denied: Authorities refuse to release records for Maine school shooter hoax calls
First Amendment advocates across New England say the sweeping decision sets a dangerous precedent.
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Crisis building at Kennebec County wastewater treatment plants
Wastewater treatment plant operators across Maine face paying higher fees to truck sludge to New Brunswick after two state laws curtailed how biosolid disposal is handled.
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State entomologist demonstrates how to curb browntail moths this winter, ahead of the spring
Maine Forest Service entomologist Colleen Teerling gave a presentation Saturday to a small crowd at Gardiner Public Library on how to use a pole pruner and saw to cut browntail moth nests out of trees.