WATERVILLE — The Central Maine ATV Club hosted its ATV Glow Ride on Aug. 17, with approximately 300 machines and more than 1,000 participants. The parade of brightly lit ATVs made its way through Waterville and the Fairfield trail system towards Norridgewock, looping back through Fairfield and parts of Oakland before finishing in Waterville. The […]
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Watch: High-tech meets historic in restoration of Augusta’s Colonial Theater
Restoration work on doors and windows for the century-old downtown Augusta theater is to be followed by expansion and restoration of its stage.
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Takeaways from Fed Chair Powell’s speech on interest rate cuts
Investors now expect the Fed to start cutting rates at its next meeting in September.
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Former Waterville man serving sentence for 1996 murder dies at Maine State Prison
Stephen Lee, who was serving a 40-year sentence for murder as well as robbery and burglary, was an inmate with an earliest possible release date in 2032.
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Hallowell council directs city manager to make more budget cuts to lessen tax impact
The Hallowell City Council hopes to make a total of $300,000 in cuts to the budget it passed in July but repealed at its Aug. 12 meeting.
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Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost
The announcement also comes as the government is once again urging people to get an updated COVID-19 booster, ahead of the fall and winter respiratory virus season.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspending presidential bid, endorses Trump
He made clear that he wasn’t formally ending his bid and said his supporters could continue to back him in the majority of states where they are unlikely to sway the outcome.
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Tiny Imaginations opens play space for young children in Winthrop
The new play space, which opened earlier this month, is one of only a few like it in central Maine.
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‘Taking on a new life’: Day care to open at former China Dine-ah
The barroom that once housed live music and late-night parties has swapped barstools for playpens as a former staple of central Maine’s food scene finds new life.
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Update: Jay police locate missing teen
Dakota Dow has been missing since Thursday night, according to police.