Today, Amy Calder reports on Waterville buying a new ambulance and hiring four EMS workers. We also have stories on a new sculpture that commemorates those lost to the 2023 Lewiston mass shooting, and on tonight’s rivalry game between the Cony and Gardiner football teams.
SHOOTING VICTIMS COMMEMORATED
A sculpture debuting next month at LA Arts will commemorate the victims of the October 2023 Lewiston mass shooting at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Just-In-Time Recreation, including two people from Winthrop. “Forget ME Not” includes imagery and different art mediums meant to convey grief, loss, trauma, resilience, commemoration and hope. “I’m hoping that they feel seen and that we respected their process of loss,” artist Jen McDermott said. Read the story here.
WATERVILLE AMBULANCE PURCHASE
Waterville officials have decided to buy a new ambulance and hire four new additional fire-emergency medical services workers, all for about $500,000. The Waterville Fire Department also plans to enter into an agreement with Winslow’s fire department to be the first agency Winslow will call if it needs mutual aid. These decisions were made Tuesday after a long debate between Waterville city councilors and many questions for fire Chief Jason Frost. Read more.
Cony, Gardiner football teams weigh distinct nature of Friday’s game
This year’s rivalry game is a notable one – and not just because both teams are elite.
“The last thing anybody wants to do is disrupt services for families, because by design, we’re serving the most at-risk children and families in our communities. But I would anticipate that programs will just reach that point that financially they can’t continue without the federal funds.”
Cristina Salois, chair of the Maine Head Start Directors Association and director of a Kennebec County-based Head Start program.
Some of Maine’s most vulnerable children and families could be impacted by a cutoff in federal funding to Head Start, the early education program for low-income children, which will lapse for some programs at the end of the month if the government shutdown continues. Read more from education reporter Riley Board: Some Mainers who rely on Head Start could be impacted if shutdown drags into November
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