Mayor George Lapointe and City Manager Gary Lamb shared their desire to advance the two voter-backed projects at the city’s first council meeting of 2023 on Tuesday.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
British novelist, screenwriter Fay Weldon dies at 91
Much of Weldon’s fiction explored issues surrounding women’s relationships with men, children, parents and each other, including the 1971 ‘Down Among The Women’ and ‘Female Friends,’ published in 1975.
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Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council appoints interim city manager who joined City Hall last year
The City Council appointed Assistant City Manager William Post as interim city manager Tuesday, after Steve Daly resigned abruptly from his position last month.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Gov. Mills urges Mainers to be hopeful after being sworn in for a new 4-year term
Mills used her second inaugural address to tout her first-term successes, including a robust economic recovery from the pandemic, fully funding the state’s share of public education and boosting the state’s Rainy Day Fund to a record high.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
Persistence, chemistry have the Lawrence girls basketball team on verge of big run
Bulldogs showed resilience, depth in a victory Tuesday over Class A North rival Nokomis.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland Diocese challenging 2021 Maine law lifting statute of limitations on childhood abuse claims
Attorneys for the diocese and the 13 plaintiffs suing the church will argue the case before Superior Court Justice Thomas McKeon later this month.
Posted inOpinion
Tell Us: Is Maine better prepared now for a destructive ice storm than it was in 1998?
Tell us what you think.
Posted inCommunity
First Fridays, Quarry Road Trails, Pecha Kucha set for Waterville
WATERVILLE — Several indoor and outdoor events are scheduled around the city this month. First Fridays First Fridays: Try! Make! Create! is set for 4-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at multiple locations in downtown Waterville. The event will celebrate the vibrant creativity of Waterville by inviting people downtown to engage in multidisciplinary arts experiences. On […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Rockets hit U.S. base in eastern Syria; no casualties reported
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said the rockets were fired by Arab tribesmen in the region who are armed by Iran.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Surging Colby women’s hockey team poised for repeat success
The undefeated Mules (8-0-0) are ranked 6th in the nation a season after making NCAA Division III tournament.