The town hopes to apply for a grant that would help offset the cost of repairing the leaky community center roof, a project that is estimated to cost $70,000.
March 2015
Posted inMaine, News
Newport voters OK tax-increment financing district
The district, which is subject to state approval, consists of the area around Aubuchon Hardware and Sebasticook Valley Credit Union.
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Posted inMaine, News
Man at burning home threatens to kill firefighters, chief says
Firefighters managed to strap the man down and send him to a Bangor hospital, allowing them to put out the fire in Thorndike.
Posted inLife & Culture
Bristol Palin says she’s engaged to Medal of Honor recipient
The Marine, Dakota Meyer, is credited with saving the lives of 36 Marines, Army soldiers and Afghan soldiers while providing cover for them to find their way out of a firefight with the Taliban.
Posted inMaine, News
Rome approves cellphone tower ordinance
Residents also appropriated $50,000 more to defend the town against a lawsuit generated by its rejection of a cellphone tower project.
Posted inMaine, News
Moscow voters to plan for town’s bicentennial
Two proposals related to the town’s 2016 bicentennial celebration are among 64 items to be considered at Monday night’s Town Meeting.
Posted inNation & World
Americans returning from Africa for Ebola monitoring
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said several Americans who may have been exposed to Ebola in Sierra Leone would be monitored.
Posted inMaine, News
Jail inmates help with historic Kennebec County Courthouse makeover
On Friday, a dozen inmates from the Kennebec County jail, all in orange sweatshirts, scurried in and out of the building as a corrections officer stayed nearby.
Posted inMaine, News
Athens voters approve slight budget increase
A proposal to set aside $40,000 as part of the cost of a new town truck was rejected.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Morning Sentinel March 14 police log
Waterville area police reports for March 14, 2015.