Voters on Monday at the Town Meeting will decide whether to adopt a municipal budget that the town manager says may end up being less than the current budget.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Increased construction costs stall Waterville mill redevelopment project
The rising costs on the more than $20 million project have jeopardized the financing needed to transform the former Lockwood Mill into residential and commercial space.
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Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Waterville luncheon to host wood fiber insulation company founder
WATERVILLE — Joshua Henry, founder and CEO of TimberHP GO Lab, is scheduled to speak at a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at Amici’s Cucina, 137 Main St. Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and KV Connect are co-hosting the leadership luncheon. Henry is the driving force behind this privately-held, Maine-based building […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Man identified as suspect in Massachusetts shooting taken into custody in Embden
The U.S. Marshals Service said a federal task force had been tracking Tylor Santos, 29, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, for his role in a January shooting in New Bedford.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
‘I wake up crying every day’: Central Mainers with ties to Ukraine watch in horror as war rages
Augusta-area residents with direct family ties to Ukraine say they feel anguish as Russian invades their native country.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council to consider several rezoning requests
The City Council on Tuesday will review the rezoning proposals for land off College Avenue and North Street.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Shah: Maine health officials working to manage COVID-19 so it is no longer a crisis
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, tells Waterville Rotary Club ‘we’re not going to eliminate COVID’ and ‘it is going to be a fact of all of our lives.’
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Two girls seriously hurt in snowmobile crash were supervised at the time, official says
A person was monitoring the children, ages 9 and 10, as they rode Friday without helmets and hit trees in New Portland.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
COVID bereavement support group to begin in March
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area plans to offer a six-week COVID bereavement support group starting March 22. Meetings are set for 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, according to a news release from the nonprofit. This group is for family members or significant others who have lost someone because of COVID. Group facilitators are trained volunteers. Current CDC […]
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Apple tree pruning workshop planned in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County Soil & Water Conservation District plans to offer an outdoors, skill-building workshop on how to prune apple trees from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 6, at the Yankee Woodlot Demonstration Forest, 7 County Drive. The introductory workshop will include a repeat of that session on Saturday, March 12. Apple tree […]