Waterville area police reports for Dec. 6, 2014.
December 2014
Hallowell Turkey Day suits transplant just fine
Columnist Adrian Crawford’s got a lot to be thankful for this holiday season, including a feast with friends on Thanksgiving.
More U.S. troops than planned will stay in Afghanistan
Decision to keep up to 10,800 troops for the first part of 2015 has to do with slow response from U.S. allies, not Taliban attacks.
Advocates for sexual-assault victims fear impact of Rolling Stone apology
Some are concerned that the magazine’s backpedaling over its U.Va. gang-rape story could discourage victims from coming forward.
Weather shortens Waterville’s Kringleville Saturday
Visits with Santa will end at 3 p.m. in downtown event sponsored by Waterville Main Street.
Central Maine business briefs
FCHN’s Johnson achieves fellow status; Alice James Books in Farmington gets NEA grant; MaineGeneral Medical Center honored
Free smoke detector program kicks off in Biddeford
LePage says he wants to make sure every home in Maine has one.
Farmington Warming Center to resume Jan. 6
Center sites open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays or Thursdays.
Powerful typhoon slams into eastern Philippines
Still reeling from last year’s deadly storm, more than 600,000 flee to safety.
Maine’s muzzleloading season for deer restricted
Saturday is the final day that it’s legal in all 29 wildlife districts