The Waterville Board of Education on Monday also heard from Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Allen that the Maine Department of Education had awarded Waterville schools a $190,000 literacy grant to be used at the junior high and high schools.
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Winslow’s $8 million Chaffee Brook pump station renovation delayed again
The station, built in 1970 and not updated since 1998, pumps all of Winslow’s untreated sewage in a single pipe beneath the Kennebec River to a treatment plant in Waterville. It sustained major damage during last year’s floods.
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Jay to have more repairs done on 2006 fire engine
The board also signed the Town Meeting warrant for April 23, certified ordinances and set a public hearing on proposed $6.1 million budget for March 11.
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Sheriff: More than 500 marijuana plants, drug materials seized at Mercer home in latest bust of illegal marijuana growing operation
No arrests were made because no one was at the Rome Road home when the raid was carried out, but officials say charges are expected after the occupants are located.
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Man charged in Waterville murder held without bail, assigned lawyer
Spridal Hubiak, 21, is accused of murdering a co-worker at Damon’s Beverage at 6 Jefferson St. in Waterville and fleeing to Arkansas, where he was shot by police.
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$6.5 million awarded to 6 Maine businesses for electric grid updates
The money comes from the state’s share of nearly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funds, 75% of which has been spent or committed since 2021.
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Dapper Wednesday at Chelsea Elementary School continues to charm, draw celebrity attention
Dapper Wednesday, begun by students James Ramage and Lincoln Bolitho, now 8, is winning fans across Maine and the nation.
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Rockland seeing an increase in houses being condemned
The actions come after the city has received complaints, often from neighbors, about unsafe living conditions.
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Remember George H.W. Bush’s speedboat in Maine? Now you can buy it.
The watercraft is emblazoned with a presidential seal and boasts 3 Mercury outboard engines that can propel the vessel to 75 mph.
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Saco police now say they’re looking for 3 suspects involved in shooting
The department continues to hunt for the men who fled the scene of a reported shooting and car crash on Friday.