No officers were injured while rescuing an injured bald eagle on Dartmouth Street on Friday afternoon.
Morning Sentinel
News and information from the greater Waterville area.
Delta Ambulance: Frontline against virus, back of the line for protective equipment
Ambulance crews, who are among the first to contact people who may have coronavirus and stand ready to meet any surge, appreciate those who ward off the contagion by social distancing.
Central Maine technical schools try to make best of bad situation
Classes at Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta and Mid-Maine Technical Center in Waterville move on via social media, but lack of hands-on learning takes its toll.
Workers repair downtown Waterville water main break
Workers late Thursday repaired a “pretty significant” water main break on Appleton Street downtown and were filling in the excavation hole and cleaning up debris around it Friday.
Amy Calder: Two friends retain their compassion during the pandemic
Emily Coates, 20, and Jessica Verrill, 42, were on a mission Wednesday to make a co-worker’s day a bit happier during a difficult time, Amy Calder writes.
Colby College food services, others join with Alfond Youth & Community Center to provide, distribute meals
The Alfond Youth & Community Center is able to provide 800-1,000 meals on a daily basis with the help of volunteers.
Water main break in Waterville floods downtown business basements
The water main break on Appleton Street occurred just after 4:30 p.m. and caused flooding to basements in businesses on The Concourse.
Waterville Emergency Operations Center trims hours, but there to assist in pandemic
The center, set up to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, is made up of seven city officials who will work mostly from their regular offices but can return to the center at a moment’s notice, according to the center’s incident commander, Joseph Massey.
MOFGA, Maine Farmland Trust launch grants for farmers disrupted by coronavirus
“Things have really shifted rapidly and a lot of farms have lost sales from market disruptions,” said Sarah Alexander, executive director of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners Association.
China teen recovering in hospital after 30-foot fall at Moxie Falls
Antonio Jacobs, 18, is still recovering at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor days after he fell down an embankment at Moxie Falls.