Officers to be paid overtime to patrol the Water Street area while city councilors weigh whether to fund a new full-time position.
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Housing projects in downtown Waterville with a total of 84 units set to move forward
The Waterville Planning Board this week gave final approval for Head of Falls Village on Front, Temple and Appleton streets, as well as a housing project for 155 and 165 Main St.
Augusta plan would seek up to $30 million for Western Avenue makeover
Officials are looking to spend up to $100,000 in city funds to form a plan to transform the busy, commercialized road.
Waterville board to hear final plans for downtown housing projects
The Planning Board later this month will take up two separate proposals that between them would bring about 80 housing units to downtown.
Waterville mill redevelopment plan on hold as developer grapples with construction costs, financing
It is not clear when the more than $30 million project will resume to transform the former Lockwood-Duchess Mill building closest to the Ticonic Bridge into affordable apartments and space for commercial and retail uses.
Waterville identifies plans for further downtown improvements
Housing, parking and access to the green space along the Kennebec River were a focus of an urban planning discussion Thursday.
MaineGeneral Health seeks to expand Augusta cancer center, with $36 million project up for review
Officials said the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care is seeing many more patients than anticipated when it was built, and demand for services is projected to continue increasing.
Renys store in Pittsfield moves from downtown to former Walgreens near I-95
The new store at 506 Somerset Ave. held a soft opening Saturday, with a grand opening celebration set for July 14.
Madison town manager to soon take on new role as Somerset County administrator
Tim Curtis saw dramatic changes in Madison over the last eight years, including the closure of the paper mill and its resurrection as a manufacturing hub, and now he’s turning his attention to the economic development needs of the county.
Planning Board hears more details about downtown Waterville housing proposal
Kennebec Realty Partners told the board Tuesday that two long-vacant buildings across from the Colby College-owned Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons could have 21 studio apartments between them.