The Waterville Police Department reported the following activity Aug. 18-20:
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Balloon festival takes flight
About 100 passengers ride 24 hot air balloons this morning at the 19th annual Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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LePage pledges fight for heat aid
In his weekly radio address, the Maine governor says he’s asked the state’s congressional delegation and New England Governors for their support is keeping LIHEAP adequately funded.
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Acadia bus Island Explorer gets 4 millionth rider
A New Jersey family gets the riding honor on the pollution-free, propane-driven bus, which has been running since 1999.
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MLB: Miller, Saltalamacchia help Sox top Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Terry Francona was hoping that Andrew Miller could give him about 75 pitches. Francona didn’t know how far that would take the Boston Red Sox, and he certainly wasn’t sure how effective Miller would be.
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Pitcher from Maine suspended
Minor-leaguer Mark Rogers will sit out 25 games after Major League Baseball says he violated its policy against using stimulants.
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STILL LIFE: With flying colors
A pilot dips the basket of his hot air balloon in the Androscoggin River in front of a couple in a canoe during the Great Falls Balloon Festival on Friday in Lewiston. More than 20 balloons launched at sunrise to kick off the three-day event.
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FOOTBALL: Patriots see ‘some good,’ ‘plenty of bad’
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Don’t expect Bill Belichick to be content just because his team outscored its first two preseason opponents 78-26.
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Plane-spotting enthusiast frequent Portland jetport
SOUTH PORTLAND — Almost every day, Sarah Wilcox and her daughter Morgan, who’s 5, pull into a dirt parking lot off Aviation Boulevard to watch the planes landing and taking off at the Portland International Jetport.
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In Waterville, another mixup over addresses
WATERVILLE — Another address mixup that occurred during a 911 call this week highlights the importance of taking new measures to minimize such mistakes, the city’s police chief said.