A team organized by the federal government recommended last week that the number of vertical trap lines in the water be reduced by about half.
April 2019
Waterville man charged with assault, terrorizing, endangering welfare of a child
Shain Allen Sargent, 47, allegedly attacked a couple in Madison, then scuffled with medical staff and county deputies.
Court denies Bill Cosby’s latest bid for bail
A Pennsylvania appeals court has denied the 81-year-old comedian’s latest effort to be released from prison while he appeals his sex-assault conviction.
New Waterville parking enforcement official on the beat
Anna Grant, 22, of Benton, was hired by the police department to work part-time and will be paid through a $10,000 gift from Colby College.
Filmmaker John Singleton, director of ‘Boyz N the Hood,’ dies at 51
The 51-year-old director of ‘Boyz in the Hood,’ ‘Poetic Justice’ and other films suffered a stroke almost 2 weeks ago.
Augusta, Waterville area bridge results
Gamers play in Waterville, Hallowell, Fairfield and Augusta.
Thomas College, Unity College and UMF announce graduation speakers
Speakers at three central Maine commencements run the gamut from retired U.S. Army sergeant to Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Marriott to expand further into home-sharing, including in Maine
Hotels and home-sharing blur as Marriott pushes into rental homes and Airbnb builds a hotel.
Maine Composites Alliance, needing trained workers, will locate research lab at USM
A collaboration between the university and the Maine Composites Alliance will bring $1.5 million worth of equipment to the school’s Portland campus.
Islamic State leader appears in video for first time in 5 years
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi acknowledges defeat in Syria but says the group will continue is ‘long battle.’