Work on the ten businesses along Main, Silver and Water streets is set to begin this spring and fall.
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News and information from the greater Waterville area.
St. John in Winslow, St. Michael in Augusta to continue distance learning until year end
The decision for Catholic schools governed by the Archdiocese of Portland to continue distance learning to the end of the year comes one week after Maine Education Commissioner Pender Maki’s recommendation.
Skowhegan hospital closes rehab unit after ‘small cluster’ tests positive for COVID-19
The chief nursing officer at the Redington-Fairview General Hospital confirmed that the unit has been closed while staff who may have been exposed to the virus self-quarantine and the facility is cleaned.
Kennebec Water District to replace mains in downtown Waterville
The project, which is set to begin on April 20, will replace the existing water mains in the downtown area that were installed in 1905 or earlier.
Canoeists found safe in Madison after brief search by wardens, police
Jake Cyr, 22, of Guilford and Tyson Bell, 31, of Dixmont were found alive and well after failing to communicate with their families while on a canoe trip on the Kennebec River.
Waterville City Council to get look at proposed department budgets
The City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday for a workshop to consider proposed budgets for health and welfare, planning, code enforcement, economic development and fire department.
New food pantry opens at Winslow Congregational Church
The Waterville Food Bank also continues to be open, and the St. John Food Pantry in Winslow is back open after having been closed for the month of March.
Waterville students to continue remote learning until end of school year
Waterville Schools Superintendent Eric Haley called school staff Monday afternoon to say that, unless the Maine Center for Disease Control announces it is safe to open school buildings, Waterville schools will continue remote learning until the end of the school year.
First responders salute Inland health care workers
Representatives from 14 area organizations greeted health care workers this morning on the campus at Inland Hospital and Continuing Care Lakewood.
Colby College postpones graduation, but looks to acknowledge class in remote alternative
The Waterville college also decided recently that students with on-campus jobs will be paid for the rest of the semester.