Eight Scout leaders completed youth protection training Jan. 4 at a course held at the China Baptist Church. The course is required annually for all leaders who work directly with Scouts, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district vice chairman for the Kennebec Valley District of Scouting. Those completing it included Matthew Bodine, […]
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Initial round of PFAS testing of groundwater finds about 75% of Maine sites within safe levels
The state last year tested more than 1,600 private wells seen as high-priority sites, and inspectors this year will test hundreds more for groundwater contamination.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Trinward elected chairwoman of Waterville Board of Education
Pamela Trinward, a lifelong Waterville resident, former state representative and 19-year member of the Board of Education, was elected Monday to chair the board, succeeding Joan Phillips-Sandy, who did not seek re-election in November.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Winslow council considers request to expand ambulance services
Interim fire Chief Scott Bolduc told the Town Council this week that the Fire Department could transport patients to hospitals and other health facilities between Bangor and Portland as a way to help relieve overburdened emergency medical services.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Sidney teen earns Eagle Scout rank
Jeremy Croft of Sidney received Scouting’s Eagle Scout rank during a ceremony Jan. 4 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Waterville. Family, friends, and Scouts from Troop 417 and Troop 401 were on hand to watch the culmination of years of work, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district […]
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Body recovered from Seboeis Lake after Bradford man’s snowmobile breaks through ice
Allen Cole Jr., 74, was ice fishing Friday afternoon with his dog when his snowmobile broke through the ice, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It was the second such incident in a little more than a week in Maine.
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Thomas College to receive $974,000 in federal money to expand cybersecurity program
The Waterville college is positioning itself to graduate an increasing number of information security analysts to fill available positions in a burgeoning, potentially lucrative field.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Solon woman handed 5-year prison sentence for unlawful sexual contact with a juvenile
Chelsea Holt, 29, had part of her sentence suspended, but will be placed on sex offender registry for 25 years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville man launches coffee company with aim to help African farmers who provide the beans
Churchill Elangwe-Preston, who is launching a micro-roasting company called Mbingo Mountain Coffee, said he wants “to create a light in somebody’s life.”
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Central Maine arrest log: Dec. 31, 2022-Jan. 6, 2023
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Dec. 31, 2022-Jan. 6, 2023.