Holy Week, at Saint Joseph Maronite Catholic Church in Waterville and other Maronite churches, is considered an independent Liturgical Season within the Season of Lent. According to Maronite heritage, it starts with “Naheero,” or the “Coming to the Harbor” on Palm Sunday evening and is over on Easter Sunday. Some may consider one week too short to be considered an independent season. However, Maronites say the intensity of ceremonies and celebrations, and the deep spirituality found in old Syriac texts, prayers and hymns in that week, make it worthy to be the most important week of the year. Photos by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Michael G. Seamans.
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Colby College Woodsmen to host Mud Meet in Waterville April 15
WATERVILLE — The Colby College Woodsmen team is scheduled to host its home Mud Meet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 15. The event will be held at the Colby Woodsmen field, located across Washington Street from the Hillside Parking Lot on the Colby College campus. This is a public event; viewers are […]
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Fairfield-area school board approves budget proposal with 4.8% increase, position cuts
The area school board approved a $29.6 million budget proposal for the coming year, a 4.8% increase from last year even as the district anticipates cutting 11 positions, most of which are currently vacant.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
One person killed in China house fire, authorities say
Investigators believe the owner of the home at 93 Dutton Road, identified as 53-year-old David Buchanan, died in Friday’s fire.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville man pleads guilty to terrorism charge following planned mosque attack
Xavier Pelkey, 19, entered the plea Friday in federal court in Bangor to a charge of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, prosecutors said.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Move along, April, you fickle month
As Robert Frost penned in his poem “Two Tramps in Mud Time,” April has a habit of taking us a step into summer and then two back into winter, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Senior High honors top 10 seniors
Waterville Senior High School has announced its top 10 seniors for the class of 2023. The students are listed by academic standing. Karin Zimba is graduating first in the Waterville Senior High School Class of 2023 with an unweighted GPA of 99.562. She participated and held various leadership roles in a variety of clubs and […]
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Career fair set for Skowhegan April 12
SKOWHEGAN — The Somerset Career and Technical Center plans to host a career fair from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, for the community to meet employers looking to hire. The fair will be held in the Skowhegan Area High School gymnasium, 61 Academy St. More than 50 businesses and organizations will attend. Having a resume […]
Posted inCommunity, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Pittsfield town manager to step down at end of year, become grant administrator
Kathryn Ruth, who has been the top manager in Pittsfield for 21 years, plans to serve as the town’s grant administrator for a year before retiring.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Day’s Jewelers to move Waterville corporate offices to The Elm on College Avenue
The company will lease the first floor from local businessman Bill Mitchell, who says the City Council chambers and First Congregational Church United Church of Christ and its related Essentials Closet will remain on the lower level of the building.