The Waterville Planning Board on Monday will consider making recommendations to the City Council on creating a solar farm district in the zoning ordinance and rezoning parts of County and Webb roads for solar farms.
2020
Waterville’s Thomas College takes steps to address racism with task force
President Laurie Lachance said the group will focus on equity, diversity and social justice headed by two professors.
Central Maine nonprofits grapple with uncertain funding, event planning
Like their for-profit counterparts, nonprofits are struggling with how to continue fulfill their missions when some external funding sources are drying up and their own fundraisers may have restrictions.
‘Mayor of the Rail Trail’ celebrates 96th birthday with supporters in Augusta
Two dozen people lined the sides of the Kennebec River Rail Trail on Sunday to help celebrate the birthday of Al Kavanagh, a World War II veteran who has regularly walked the trail for the last five years.
Simpson emerges from tight pack to win RBC Heritage
Webb Simpson closes with a 64, after a rain delay, to break the tournament scoring record and beat Abraham Ancer by one shot.
Maine health care company settles False Claims Act charge
Federal prosecutors said a home health care company in Maine’s largest city has agreed to pay more than $100,000 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.
BIW’s largest union to go on strike Monday after rejecting contract offer
An overwhelming 87% of union members who voted, voted to strike, according to Local S6 representatives.
Maine CDC reports 19 new cases of coronavirus, no deaths
The small rise in case numbers comes as the public health agency investigates a COVID-19 outbreak among ambulance staff in Houlton.
1 man dead, 11 people wounded in Minneapolis shooting
Police say they believe there was more than one shooter and no one is in custody yet.
The Latest: New Zealand reports 2 new coronavirus cases
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has reported two new cases of the coronavirus as a trickle of infected people continue to arrive at the border. The country of 5 million people now has nine active cases after having none at all earlier this month. Health officials said Monday that all those cases involve people […]