Owner Jon Bard says he cannot operate the business for physical reasons or sell it because it does not meet the state’s revised licensing standards.
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Maine International Film Festival to hold in-person, virtual screenings
MIFF to return this July with focus on making the 10-day event accessible to all.
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Waterville prepares for students to attend summer ‘camps’
The Waterville Board of Education heard from school principals last week about plans for summer activities to help make up for academic and social-emotional loss students experienced during a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Skowhegan school, police probe recent fight involving racist profanities
A 13-year-old has relocated with his grandmother across central Maine after an alleged altercation during April vacation that the school says “potentially involved racial bias.”
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Jorgensen’s Café moving up the street after 3 decades in downtown Waterville
Jorgensen’s owner Theresa Dunn says the new space, the former Me Lon Togo Bistro, features a dining room with lots of windows and natural light and a wraparound porch for outdoor dining.
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Six Colby College female athletic coaches allege pay inequalities with male counterparts
The coaches have filed a discrimination complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission, detailing examples of what they see as violations of state and federal discrimination laws.
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Plans for new Waterville community recreation arena unveiled at youth center
The year-round recreation arena was unveiled Friday during a brief ceremony in Waterville as officials said the facility would house an ice rink for five months out of the year and a turf field for the remaining seven.
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Waterville manufacturing plant settles OSHA complaint with $220,000 in penalties
The Shyft Duramag LLC, which makes aluminum truck bodies and racks, originally faced penalties for workplace safety violations totaling $394,000.
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Large off-campus party celebrating Colby College lacrosse victory leads police to issue 34 summonses
Police issued summonses for underage drinking after responding to a noise complaint, and while Colby College said the party violated its COVID-19 protocols there have not been any positive cases linked to it.
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Friends recall Waterville’s first woman mayor, Ann ‘Nancy’ Hill
Hill, who died earlier in April, was the city’s first female mayor, having been elected in 1981 after having previously served two terms as a city councilor.