Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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News and information from the greater Waterville area.
Reporting Aside: Rising housing costs place heavy burden on St. Albans mother
Single working mother Kathy Cooper is being evicted from the house she has rented for four years and has searched in vain for a place she can afford for her and her four children, Amy Calder writes.
Waterville studio to hold open house Sept. 9
An open house is planned for noon-5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Colby College’s Greene Block + Studios at 18 Main St. in Waterville. This event is free and open to all. The open house is a chance to meet the teaching artists as they demonstrate the free workshops that will be offered to the […]
Waterville schools urge parents to complete applications for free, reduced-price meals
The more information the school system has about family income and other details determines the amount of resources schools receive to benefit students and families, according to officials.
Taps to flow Saturday at the sixth Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival
Organizers of popular festival expect to draw about 1,300 people to downtown Skowhegan to sample from 100 Maine-crafted libations.
Police: Motorcyclist killed in collision with passenger van on College Avenue in Waterville
Preliminary findings indicate the motorcyclist lost control Thursday and crossed the center line before colliding with the van, police said.
Skowhegan Woman’s Club visits Travis Mills Foundation Veterans’ Retreat
Members of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) Skowhegan Woman’s Club met at the Travis Mills Foundation Retreat Annual Open House on Aug. 6 in Rome. Freda Toneatti, Sharon Adams, Bonnie Chamberlain and Mary Cayford toured the grounds and buildings. They learned about the programs promoting recovery, recreating and healing available for veterans who […]
Kennebec Land Trust to host Cobbossee Stream paddle Sept. 8
Kennebec Land Trust staff plan to host a paddle on Cobbossee Stream at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, to the Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary Cabins in West Gardiner. Those who plan to attend will meet at the Collins Mills Road boat launch in West Gardiner, paddle approximately two miles downstream to the cabins, tour one of […]
Construction could begin soon on $30 million Waterville mill housing project after financing green light
North River Co. is awaiting word from MaineHousing before launching construction to turn about half of the northernmost Lockwood-Duchess mill building at 6 Water St. into residential and commercial space.
Family offers $500 reward in case of man missing from Bangor psychiatric center
Graham Lacher, 38, has been missing for three months after walking away from the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.