Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville has been named a 2022 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award winner for Clinical Quality by Press Ganey, a global leader in health care experience solutions and services. This award is part of Press Ganey’s annual ranking of the top hospitals and health systems in the country, according […]
January 2023
Posted inBusiness, Community
Dirigo Labs to host cohort kickoff Jan. 26 in Waterville
Dirigo Labs is scheduled to host a cohort kickoff event 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at Bricks Coworking & Innovation Space in Waterville’s Hathaway Creative Center at 10 Water St. #303. The event showcase for the second cohort will feature 11 members and one research and development fellow who will introduce their startups through a […]
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Drugs seized, Anson man arrested following police chase into Madison
Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said a sheriff’s detective suffered minor injuries Thursday when Cody Mosher, 28, fled in his car as authorities attempted to take him into custody in Skowhegan.
Posted inMaine
Photos: Central Maine digs out from Jan. 20 snowstorm
The storm brought anywhere from 4-9 inches to the region, signaling a shift toward more seasonable weather after mild and rainy conditions marked much of the past several weeks.
Posted inNews
New Sharon fire heavily damages workshop
Firefighters were able to save a classic car and tractor in the detached garage of a home on Starks Road.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta councilors reject revised plan for storage business at former Kmart site
The would-be developer proposed to purchase much of the run-down shopping center around the old Kmart and invest $9 million in renovations, including new greenspace, but city councilors said the plans wouldn’t fit in with the neighborhood.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Former Waterville couple arrested on sexual assault charges involving children
Davina Petchonka and Charles H. Frost, believed to now be residents of Pittsfield, were arrested Dec. 1 and continue to be incarcerated at the Somerset County Jail in East Madison.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Word on the Street
Word on the Street: MLK sculpture controversy a reminder of lists naming the ‘ugliest’ statues, including one in Augusta
The Big Boyz Worker statue on Riverside Drive was once described online as “a physical specimen with a droopy mustache, a big belly, Popeye arms, and a head that’s too big for his body.”
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Waterville issues parking ban for Jan. 21
The city of Waterville has set a downtown winter parking ban for Saturday, Jan. 21, to keep The Concourse and downtown clear of parking from midnight to 6 a.m. This allows for snow clean up by the Public Works Department. Overnight parking is permitted at the Head of Falls Municipal Parking Lot. For more information, […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Russia claims progress in eastern Ukraine
The Kremlin is hungry for good news from the battlefield after months of setbacks.