About 100 people turned out Tuesday for a meeting to discuss future downtown improvements, including making Main and Front streets two-way.
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Public invited to meeting on $7 million downtown Waterville improvements project
The $7.37 million federal grant will be used for changing one-way traffic on Main and Front streets to two-way, changing and improving intersections, reconfiguring parking and working on loading zone problems.
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Coalition aims to ease workforce crisis by keeping Maine college grads in Maine
The pilot program will include student interns conducting ‘guerrilla marketing’ activities and a partnership with a ride-sharing app.
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Waterville businesses on the move
‘The city of Waterville is seeing growth and interest in development at a rate that I’ve not witnessed in my 25-year involvement with the chamber,’ says Kimberly N. Lindlof, president of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce.
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Waterville Planning Board, City Council move Lockwood mills project forward
North River Co., which purchased the mills on Water Street, is now eligible to apply for state and federal tax credits to help finance the $21 million first phase of renovations.
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Waterville Planning Board, council to consider final plans for mill redevelopment
The Planning Board on Monday will review preliminary and final plans by North River Lockwood I LLC to develop 132 apartments at 6 and 8 Water St. as part of two phases of development.
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Waterville’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center gets $100,000 gift from Kennebec Savings Bank
Waterville Creates! and Colby College are working to raise $18 million for the art and film center, which will bring together the Maine Film Center, Common Street Arts, Railroad Square Cinema and a gallery of Colby Museum of Art.
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New Waterville events center planned in former American Legion building
Waterville businessman Bill Mitchell is renovating the building at 21 College Ave., which will open Sept. 7 and host concerts, performance-based events, parties, seminars and more.
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Work starts this week on new $26 million hotel in downtown Waterville
Heavy equipment for blasting and demolition work was moved Monday onto the site of the future Lockwood Hotel on Main Street.
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Waterville hotel abutters, neighbors hear from construction officials
Blasting of ledge is expected to start Thursday on the site of a future $26 million hotel on Main Street being built downtown by Colby College.