The town is one of 17 municipalities in the state to receive the award for meeting workplace safety standards set by the state Department of Labor.
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News and information from the greater Waterville area.
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Waterville hospice to start facilitator training March 7
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is set to offer a 20-hour children and teen’s grief support group facilitator training. This training aims to prepare one to facilitate grieving children’s peer support groups through the organization’s Hope’s Place program. The training will start at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7. Sessions will be held at 304 Main […]
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Club to start social square dance program Feb. 7 in Waterville
The Central Maine Square Dance Club of Waterville, in conjunction with the Mid Maine Regional Adult Community Education (Waterville Adult Education), plans to offer a social square dance program. The program will run 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays for 12 weeks. The classes run from Tuesday, Feb. 7, to Tuesday, May 9. The 12 lessons cost $60 […]
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Suspect in Winslow stabbing pleads not guilty to aggravated assault charge
Justin Boucher, 21, accused of repeatedly stabbing a 65-year-old man Jan. 18, entered his plea last week at an Augusta courtroom.
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Nature walk brings fresh highlights of winter foliage at nature sanctuary
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon welcomed residents to the Saint Joseph’s Nature Sanctuary on Saturday morning for a guided nature walk through the winter foliage.
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Skowhegan Pack 485 Cub Scouts build birdhouses
Cub Scouts in Skowhegan Pack 485 recently built birdhouses during their meeting. Cubs and parents had a chance to work together on a project while teaching the Scout about safe use of woodworking tools and the importance of being kind to animals, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district chairman for the Kennebec […]
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Waterville issues parking ban for Jan. 30
Waterville has scheduled a downtown winter parking ban for Monday, Jan. 30. The city asks that the Concourse and downtown be kept clear of parking from midnight to 6 a.m. to allow for snow cleanup. Overnight parking is permitted at the Head of Falls Municipal Parking Lot. For more information, call 207-680-4744. Check out […]
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Suspect in Winslow stabbing was retaliating against victim, police say
Justin Boucher, 21, appears to have attacked a 65-year-old man because he believed the older man had assaulted a family member, a Winslow police investigator said Friday.
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Week In Photos Jan. 20-27, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Space shuttle tragedy continues to reverberate 37 years later
Christa McAuliffe was 37 and a popular teacher from New Hampshire when she and six others died in the space shuttle Challenger explosion on Jan. 28, 1986, Amy Calder writes.