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Gardiner elected officials agree to support Boys & Girls Clubs funding request By using revenue from the city's fund balance and Libby Hill TIF revenues over several years, the donation will have no impact on Gardiner's tax rate. Share GARDINER — Elected officials agreed Wednesday to commit to donate $500,000 toward the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley for its new building over a period of several years. The money would come from the city’s fund balance — money the city already has on hand, similar to a savings account — and from revenue from the Libby Hill Tax Increment Financi...

By Staff A $10 million community center, designed to serve children, families and seniors from across the Kennebec Valley region, broke ground in Gardiner on Wednesday with over 100 supporters in attendance. The groundbreaking for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kennebec Valley center marked a milestone, after the nonprofit raised funds for over four years to build the community facility, according to a news release. The goal of the new clubhouse is to serve more children and seniors. The club still needs to raise $650,000 to reach the $10 million goal of its “Great Futures�...

Raleigh and Beaufort (the latter of which was renamed Roanoke), joined the squadron from North Carolina early in 1862. In the meantime, at the suggestion of Matthew Fontaine Maury, a Virginia-born naval commander who helped to develop torpedoes, the Confederate Congress appropriated $2 million for a large fleet of small gunboats. Two of them, Hampton and Nansemond, were completed and joined the squadron. The squadron’s first commander was Captain French Forrest, who also commanded the Norfolk Navy Yard for the Virginia State Navy and the Confederate Navy. He commanded the squadron aga...

Updated April 21 increase font size Gardiner’s proposed municipal budget shows 5% increase in spending, and an increase in the property tax rate Gardiner officials are expected to discuss the proposed $6.6 million spending plan in a series of hearings scheduled for May and June. Share GARDINER — Gardiner elected officials are considering a proposed municipal budget that at $6.5 million is 5% higher than the current year’s spending plan and could increase the property tax rate by 60 cents, bringing it to $22.30 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The budget document, presented publicly to...

eye on the news Richmond’s Rage of the Woke The city’s iconoclastic frenzy, supported by local leaders, has left a historic avenue with stumps and graffiti. The Social Order Arts and Culture Beautifully landscaped with ample medians and harmoniously lined with gracious houses in various historic styles, Richmond, Virginia’s block-paved Monument Avenue and its several statuary tributes to Confederate leaders were once recognized as a triumph of American urban design. The residential frontages served admirably as a variegated frame for the monuments, creating a superb urb...