Residents of MSAD 54 towns will have the opportunity to vote on a $750,000 bond to fund improvements to the district high school on Nov. 5, 2019.
Morning Sentinel
News and information from the greater Waterville area.
Solon kennel owner pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charge
Donna Noyes entered the plea in Skowhegan District Court on Oct. 16 and has another court date scheduled on Jan. 22 for a “dispositional conference,” where she can either elect to change her plea to guilty or request a trial.
Motor vehicle crash in St. Albans kills one, injures another
Heather Gallagher, 20, of St. Albans was operating a 2002 Toyota Camry on the Palmyra Road when she lost control of the vehicle and crossed the center line into the path of an oncoming vehicle, hitting it head on.
Skowhegan man charged with child porn held on $250,000 bail
Investigators analyzing devices seized at Christopher Raiche’s Skowhegan home say he may have taken dozens of sexually explicit photos of Maine children under the age of 12.
Trick-or-treaters arrive in full flight in Waterville
The Burleigh St. neighborhood dons its Halloween persona for any and all ghosts or goblins who would tread its sidewalks in search of a treat.
Mourners gather to remember slain Waterville mother
Melissa Sousa, 29, of 32 Gold St., was killed last week, allegedly by Nicholas Lovejoy, 28, her longtime live-in boyfriend and the father of the couple’s 8-year-old twin daughters.
New program director, ski coach steps into role at Quarry Road Trails’ fall festival
Saturday’s festival will host family-friendly games and a new Riverside Loop Botanical Trail set up by Colby College as the organization welcomes its new program director.
Starks seeks voters’ opinions on updated rules for large events in town
The referendum is the only local issue on the ballot this year. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Starks Community Center.
In Vassalboro’s sole race this year, incumbent water district trustee runs unopposed
Frank Richards is running for the 10-member board’s only Vassalboro seat.
Longtime select person, budget committee member, newcomer vie for two China select board seats
Three other local positions are unopposed and three more have no candidates. Residents to choose path forward on medical marijuana facilities in town. Voting will take place 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the portable building at 571 Lakeview Drive.