A celebration for Abdifatah Ahmed is planned for Friday at the Hampton Inn on Lincoln Street in Lewiston.
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Eight-hour standoff in Whitefield ends in arrest early Saturday
Edward M. Poch, 64, is being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset after he allegedly threatened a woman with a knife and a gun at a Whitefield house, leading to a standoff with Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and the Maine State Police.
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Comedians Casey Crawford and Johnny Ater take stage at Johnson Hall
Maine Event Comedy presents a co-headliner event with Casey Crawford and Johnny Ater at Johnson Hall Theater, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19. The show will also feature Al Ghanekar and Ian MacDonald. Crawford’s one-liners earned him a televised spot on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and Montreal’s prestigious Just for Laughs Festival. He finds the humor […]
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Anonymous $500,000 gift to Johnson Hall prompts Gardiner theater to begin effort to double amount
The $500,000 gift from an anonymous donor will fund a match challenge to cover the cost of renovating the 400-seat theater at Gardiner’s historic opera house that’s scheduled to get underway in April.
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Escalating construction costs challenge Gardiner’s Johnson Hall heading into the new year
While fundraising continues for the $5.5 million renovation of Gardiner’s historic opera house, pandemic-driven inflation is expected to increase the final project cost.
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Victims of domestic abuse, including Gov. Mills, join campaign to have their stories heard in Augusta area
Mills is among dozens of Maine women participating in the campaign to erase the shame some may feel in being in an abusive relationship.
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Supply chain no big deal on Small Business Saturday
Central Maine shop owners say more people seem to be shopping locally.
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Interstate 95 crash kills 1 at West Gardiner toll plaza
When firefighters arrived at the fatal crash on Interstate 95 on Saturday, they found a single vehicle engulfed in flames.
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Faced with staff shortage, Gardiner to offer $15,000 hiring bonus for experienced police officers
New officers hired in Gardiner will be eligible for a $15,000 bonus to be paid out over three years.
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Gardiner’s Johnson Hall meets fundraising challenge, closes in on $5.5 million goal
A fundraising challenge to renovate the upper theater at the historic opera house in Gardiner is within 90% of its $5.5 million goal.