December 13, 2023
2023
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Community Compass: Waterville on the right path to addressing homelessness
We are at a tipping point for homelessness in Waterville. With the continued shortage of affordable housing, the end to COVID-era relief funding, and temperatures dropping steadily, we need to balance compassion and common sense in our response to supporting our unhoused residents. Waterville is an outlier when it comes to homelessness response. While many […]
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Opinion: No, Virginia, your Christmas tree is not a climate crime
As I’ve noted before, the idea of a personal ‘carbon footprint’ was invented by … BP.
Posted inOn this date
Dec. 13, 1968: Augusta millworker ‘a hero’ after saving the lives of four children and their aunt in a house fire, new phone system to go in effect at State House Dec. 29, and Western Ave. crash in Augusta sends two to the hospital
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Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Heather Macdonald Shaughnessy
DAMARISCOTTA MILLS – After several years of declining health, Heather Macdonald Shaughnessy, 80, of Damariscotta Mills, passed away at Maine Medical …
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Obituary: Dorothy M. Knight
WATERVILLE – Dorothy M. Knight, 89, passed away Dec. 10, 2023, at Lakewood Rehab Facility in Waterville after a month-long battle …
Posted inDeath Notices
Death Notice: Heather Macdonald Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy, Heather Macdonald 80, of Damariscotta Mills, in Portland, Dec. 9, 2023. Visit, Strong-Hancock Funeral Home, Damariscotta, Dec. 21, …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Philip M. Rousselle
SOUTH PARIS – Philip M. Rousselle died Dec. 6, 2023, He was born Feb. 22, 1962, in York. Phil was educated …
Posted inDeath Notices
Death Notice: Dorothy M. Knight
Knight, Dorothy M. 89, Dec. 10, 2023, in Waterville. Visit, 4-7 p.m., Dec. 14, Wheeler Funeral Home, Oakland. Service, Dec. …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Jean Mary Betts
BRUNSWICK – Jean Mary Betts, 95, of Sunnybrook, in Brunswick, sadly left us on Dec. 8, 2023. She was born in …