Temperatures were chilly in the mid 20s as light-strewn vehicles, floats, marchers and eventually, Santa, made their way across the heart of downtown Waterville.
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Central Maine area shoppers bundle up as Black Friday sales begin
National forecasts call for a solid, although not spectacular, holiday shopping season.
Is Litchfield the new Woodstock?
A proposal to hold a four-day music event on a farm in Litchfield has prompted town officials to draft an ordinance to govern large-scale events, but it’s not clear the gathering will take place.
Waterville planners to consider residential rezoning requests
The Planning Board on Monday will consider a variety of plans, including a request to rezone 83 Pleasant St. to allow construction of two additional residential units.
Fiberight waste facility opens doors after delays, serving central Maine region
After more than a year of delays, the Hampden-based trash-to-fuel plant is processing trash from 115 Maine communities, and hopes to see that number climb.
Johnny’s Selected Seeds to expand, following purchase of Winslow facility
The Maine-grown seed company closed on a $1.65 million purchase from the town of Winslow on Tuesday.
Messalonskee annual dinner celebrates ‘what it’s all about’
The annual dinner gives community members a free meal and warm space to beat a cold, snowy day at Messalonskee High School.
Lonney Steeves
The longtime Winthrop rec director and coach is ‘like a big daddy to all these kids.’
St. Albans couple charged with arson of truck, police say
The couple is being held at Somerset County Jail and are alleged to have torched their pickup truck to collect insurance money.
Thorndike man, 33, hospitalized after being shot twice by state trooper
Stephen H. McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, says Eric Fitzpatrick is being treated for two gunshots wounds after he was shot by a state trooper.