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.
2023
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.
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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.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Waterville arts center an enduring legacy of benefactor with ‘disruptive ideas’
It was important to Paul J. Schupf that Waterville have an arts center in the heart of the city that is accessible to all, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inSports
Central Maine Athlete of the Week: Week 6
Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports writers nominate high school athletes from the prior week’s games.
Readers vote for their top choice and the winner will be announced in the newspapers the following Saturday all season long!
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Jan. 13-20, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Google cuts 12,000 jobs as tech industry layoffs widen
Google became the latest tech company to trim staff after rapid expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic have worn off.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The snow day tradition should not be lost to Zoom
Want to build a snowman? I know I do.