Songbird Farm is the first apparent recorded case in the state of a produce farm being tainted by ‘forever chemicals,’ also known as PFAS.
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Repairs completed after severed cable led to phone, internet outage in Waterville
A spokeswoman for Consolidated Communications said service was expected to be returned to all customers Wednesday after a work crew for another company mistakenly severed the underground cable on Jan. 10.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville man randomly shot pedestrian in eye with BB gun, police say
Cody Dutton, 21, was arrested Tuesday and charged with elevated aggravated assault and also is accused of criminal mischief for shooting out windows last week, Waterville police said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Local students make NH college dean’s list
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Four local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Saint Anselm College. They include Jackson Lawler-Sidell of Embden, Amelie Crowe of Farmington, Julia Bard of Sidney and Christine Quirion of Winslow. To be eligible, a student must have achieved a grade point average of 3.4 or better in […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
China student achieves dean’s list at TN university
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lydia Gilman of China qualified for the 2021 fall dean’s list at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Union library to host outdoors, travel writer via Zoom
Vose Library plans to host Carey Kish for its next Vose or Virtual Wednesday session, scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, via Zoom. Closed captioning will be available. Kish, of Mount Desert Island, is an outdoors and travel writer, veteran hiker and backpacker with more than 20,000 trail miles under his boots. His hiking […]
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Waterville cinema plans ‘Bring Back Date Night’ series
WATERVILLE — From Monday, Jan. 31 through February, the Maine Film Center and Railroad Square Cinema plans to host a “Bring Back Date Night” series, which features five films at 7 p.m. Mondays. The five films include the romantic comedy “10 Things I Hate About You” and the Hong Kong drama “In the Mood for […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Somerset County grand jury indicts man accused of firing gunshots over car dispute
Among the indictments handed up last week was Wade Curtis, 35, of Hartland, who’s charged with reckless conduct with a firearm after police say he fired shots at a man over dispute about a car in November.
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Waterville seeks assistant superintendent who would move into top position
The Waterville Board of Education plans to hold a public meeting Feb. 7 to discuss the hiring of an assistant superintendent.
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Driver suffers serious injuries following crash on I-95 in Waterville
Joseph Munster, 41, of Vassalboro, is expected to recover after his pickup left the highway and toppled down a ravine Friday.