Kennebec Valley Council of Governments is coordinating shipments of road salt as supplies dwindle in many central Maine communties.
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Fire at former Waterville Boys & Girls Club deemed suspicious, authorities say
The fire Tuesday at the former club at 6 Main Place was quickly extinguished but filled the large building with smoke.
Dana Wilde: The psychologic odyssey of Jupiter’s moon, Io
The mysterious moon is an expression of an ancient psychology that what is seen, combined with what is imagined, is an equation for what is real, Dana Wilde writes.
Skowhegan woman seriously hurt when pickup hits her and flees scene, police say
Jessica Dunton, 34, injured Tuesday night while walking on Island Avenue, near downtown.
Maine education center to offer free virtual sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: • Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 9 and 10 a.m., and 6 and 7 p.m.; • Thursday, Feb. 24, at 9 and 10 a.m.; • […]
Erskine Academy to host 8th grade open house
SOUTH CHINA — Erskine Academy invites all eighth-grade students and their parents from surrounding communities to attend an open house. The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16 in the 309 Windsor Road gym. The administration encourages all incoming freshmen and their parents to attend. Registration materials will be available, and information about […]
Madison Area Memorial High lists honor students
Madison Area Memorial High School recently announced the following students were named to its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 High honors: Danika Abbott, Christopher Carlo, Thomas Dean, LeilaRae Horton, Landyn Landry, Abigail Linkletter, Brooke McKenney, Austin Mercier, Anna Paine, Brianna Paine, Jackson Theriault, Benjamin Thrasher, Damien Tuttle and Vernon Worthen […]
A practice that brought scrutiny to the Anson-Madison Water District seen as common elsewhere
Selling old water lines to scrap dealers and divvying up the money among employees is done by water districts in many parts of the state, water officials say.
Waterville announces Feb. 9 winter parking pan
Waterville Public Works asks that the Concourse and downtown be kept clear of parking from midnight to 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, to allow for snow clean up by the crew. Overnight parking is permitted at the Head of Falls Municipal Parking Lot, according to a news release from the department. For questions, call […]
Residents air concerns about search for Waterville school superintendent, assistant
The Board of Education this week heard from the public about whether an assistant superintendent should be hired who could move into the superintendent’s position when Eric Haley retires later this year.