The Police and Fire departments are expected to move soon into the $8 million building, but town officials are withholding the final $20,000 payment while the contractor, Benchmark Construction of Westbrook, addresses issues.
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Skowhegan to move forward with proposed 2nd bridge downtown, pending public input
Spurred by an ongoing traffic improvement project and December’s historic flooding, town officials have settled on a location for a long-discussed second bridge, though residents will weigh in before the state develops more detailed plans.
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Waterville Planning Board approves hotel plan, sends solar rule changes to City Council
Hill Hospitality, based in Easton, Maryland, plans to build a four-story Home2 Suites by Hilton at the corner of Industrial and Armory roads.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Photos: Central Maine florists in full bloom for Valentine’s Day
Florists were busy across the region Tuesday as staff prepared for the annual day of love and affection.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News, Schools and Education
New University of Maine at Augusta lab will double enrollment for medical lab techs in city
Tuesday’s grand opening of the new facility at the University of Maine at Augusta for the medical lab technician program will more than double enrollment for students on the Augusta campus to help fill a statewide need.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville’s alternative high school location to move in time for fall classes
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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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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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.