Board strips former Sen. George J. Mitchell’s name from Waterville school
Board members decided George J. Mitchell School, named for the former U.S. senator with ties to Jeffrey Epstein, will revert to its original name, Brookside Elementary School.
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Music, comedy offerings planned in central Maine
The Femmes of Rock are set to perform Waterville concert, take in an Eileen Jewell show in Waldoboro, Irish folk band Boxty plan Bath performance and comedian Juston McKinney will entertain folks in Waterville.
6 Maine events include Charlie Berens, St. Patrick’s Day parade
Plus, City Theater in Biddeford presents the musical ‘The Secret Garden.’
Maine upped standards for community paramedics. Now, some are leaving.
The requirements are aimed at standardizing the emerging preventive health field, but some say it could leave Maine’s most vulnerable residents with less care.
From rubble to recovery: Oakland blast survivor talks about ‘miracle’ of being alive
Cliff Hannon, who was critically injured in a propane explosion on Thanksgiving Day, is recovering at Lakewood Health Care Center.
Waterville columnist bids farewell after decades of local coverage | Column
Retiring isn’t easy, but it is the right thing to do, Amy Calder writes.
Falmouth sweeps Class A swimming state championships
Carter VerLee leads the Navigators to a second straight boys title, and the girls win their first championship since 2009.
Woman in Waterville house fire flown to Portland hospital, pets die
The blaze, which officials said was sparked when the woman used lighter fluid on a fireplace, occurred Thursday night on Washington Street.
Maine hospitals, health advocates debate bill that would cap hospital prices
The proposed bill would cap hospital prices at 200% of Medicare rates.
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Varsity Maine boys hockey poll dominated by Class A semifinalists
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Growing up with Yellow, Litchfield’s pizza-eating goose of vast age
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