Instead of Santa and Mrs. Claus greeting children in their miniature North Pole village house in Castonguay Square, they will be inside the storefront window of the REM forum on Main Street downtown.

A new group of community volunteers is working to provide poor children with clothing and open a food pantry in the George J. Mitchell School, which will join a growing number in Maine that sends food home.

Motorist Donna Jackson, 59, of Waterville and Knox, was pronounced dead at the scene after an oncoming pickup truck crossed the center line, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office said.

With more space and a better location, the shelter can house more homeless people, connect them with more resources and help them learn life skills designed to help them get them back on their feet.

Timothy Staples lived in the apartment with his mother and stepfather, but was alone in the apartment when the fire started.

Zackary Bickford is the new Waterville city councilor representing Ward 2, as councilors Tuesday voted 3–2 to appoint him.

At a health insurance marketplace presentation Tuesday afternoon at Waterville Public Library, a health marketplace navigator explained how uninsured people can find and sign up for affordable health care.

Zachary Bickford and Shirleyanne Ratajczak, submitted letters of interest for the seat Michael Owens resigned.