The philanthropists are donating $3 million to the effort to renovate the buildings at 14 and 20 Main Street where offices of the Lunder Institute will share space with artist studios, and exhibit and performance areas.
Greg McManus
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J.P. Devine: Don’t scare the nuns
Ringing in the New Year during the blackout days of World War II didn’t stop people from making noise, including J.P. Devine’s brother-in-law, who sat locked and loaded opposite a convent.
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New Year’s Eve brings more than snow to Waterville
More than snow was delivered Tuesday in Waterville as the Willis brothers filled the larder of the Mobil convenience store on Pleasant Street with Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. The snow added frost to the face of Caden Hopkins as he trudged down Front Street on his way to Walmart on Waterville Commons Drive. Carroll […]
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Waterville’s Beth Israel Congregation celebrates Hanukkah
Waterville’s Beth Israel Congregation held its Hanukkah celebration Sunday with the lighting of the candles, singing of traditional songs and feasting on foods fried in oil such as latkes. The eight-day festival of lights began at sunset Sunday, Dec. 22, and ends at sunset Monday. The festival commemorates the restoration of the temple in Jerusalem […]
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J.P. Devine: Something happened that keeps my children coming home
Children grow up and leave home in a blink of an eye, but Christmas keeps them coming to visit every year, J.P. Devine writes.
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Fire on Oak Street in Waterville reported
A report of smoke in the attic at the residence prompted Waterville firefighters to rush to the address.
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Goodbye, autumn; hello, winter
After several incursions of wintry weather into the autumn season, winter has officially arrived, according to the calendar, and the images of an autumn gone by are all that remains of the fall. While freezing temperatures have dominated the last few days, warmer weather has been forecast through the weekend, and temperatures as high as […]
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After dog sniffs out drugs at Bangor traffic stop, police find $130,000 worth of drugs at home
State police and drug enforcement agents charged three people in a vehicle stopped on Interstate 95 after a detection dog indicated drugs were in the vehicle.
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Snowflake’s view of skier in orange at Quarry Road Trails
The first major snowstorm of the season dumped more than 8 inches of snow in the region, an though it made driving conditions hazardous and closed down schools and state government offices, it opened in the aftermath a white surface that beckons skiers to mark their way on the Quarry Road Trails in Waterville. In […]
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Traffic congestion likely Monday morning on Front Street in Waterville
The Monday morning commute on Front Street in Waterville may run into a good deal of congestion with construction involving natural gas and a dedication of the last piece of steel being placed on the structure.