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Dana Wilde: Life on Mars seeming more likely all the time

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

Astrobiologists seem to just waiting for the very last piece of the 10,000-piece puzzle to tell us that there is, or at least has been, life on Mars, Dana Wilde writes.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Waterville council debates request for police dispatcher, patrol officer positions

by Amy Calder April 28, 2020April 29, 2020

At a budget review meeting Tuesday night, the Waterville City Council considered a proposed $4.2 million police department budget which includes requests for a new dispatcher and a new patrol officer.

Business, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Waterville nonprofit’s business refurbishing computers staggered by pandemic

by Molly Shelly April 28, 2020April 29, 2020

The organization — Give IT. Get IT. — collects computers, electronics from businesses, recycles material and refurbishes machines for community agencies and others.

Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel

Waterville police search for suspect in Big Apple robbery

by Molly Shelly April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

The suspect was wearing all black with a handkerchief around his face and is described as a white male who is about 6 feet tall and 180 pounds.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education

Waterville Board of Education backs $25.7 million budget

by Amy Calder April 27, 2020April 28, 2020

The board must take a second vote to finalize the 2020-21 budget proposal. That vote might not be taken until after the City Council approves the municipal and school budgets.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Central Maine municipalities still functioning as city, town offices remain closed to public

by Amy Calder, Taylor Abbott and Molly Shelly April 27, 2020April 28, 2020

Employees in Waterville, Fairfield, Winslow and Skowhegan are finding tasks may take longer to accomplish, but they are getting things done while maintaining the safety recommendations.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel

It’s all about love in time of pandemic for Winslow mural artist

by Staff Report April 27, 2020April 28, 2020

Winslow artist Andy Chapman adds to his public legacy of murals on the wall in The Concourse.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education

In-person graduations being rescheduled at central Maine colleges

by Taylor Abbott April 26, 2020May 22, 2020

Colleges, including Unity, Thomas, Colby and University of Maine at Augusta, have all postponed their commencement events but are working to reschedule their ceremonies to later dates.