The city was told 191 households in Waterville are in jeopardy of losing their housing because emergency rental aid they receive, which is funneled through MaineHousing and the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, has ended.
November 2022
Posted inNews
Livermore Falls starts the process to hire a fire rescue chief, again
There has been no fire chief since September.
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Franklin County votes to accept low bid for insurance and rejoin Maine County Commissioners Association
Commissioners learned Tuesday the amount the county needed to pay Maine Public Employee Retirement System was less than expected.
Posted inNews
Season’s first plowable snow leads to numerous crashes in Franklin County
No serious injuries were reported among the handful of accidents reported by the sheriff’s department following Wednesday’s snowstorm.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump criminal probes will proceed – even while he’s a candidate
Donald Trump enters the race facing federal investigations related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and into the hoarding of top-secret government documents at his Florida estate – plus a separate state probe in Georgia.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
Photos: Waterville region sees first snowfall of winter
Balmy temperatures over the last couple of weeks gave way Wednesday to the first wintry mix of the season in central Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Tentative settlement reached in Summit Natural Gas rate hike request
The Office of the Public Advocate negotiates a proposed 200% rate hike down to 49%. The PUC still must review the proposal before it can be approved.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta boil water notice lifted after tests show no contamination
The Greater Augusta Utility District lifted the order Wednesday after water samples taken Tuesday following a water pipe break on Haskell Street showed no contamination occurred.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce
The online retail giant saw sizable profits during the COVID-19 pandemic, as homebound shoppers purchased more items online, but consumers now rely less on ecommerce.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Counting down to Christmas, in due time
Tradition holds that the Christmas season begins on the first Sunday of Advent, Liz Soares writes.