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PublishedAugust 5, 2022
With air traffic increasing, Waterville airport finds itself on promising financial path
Fuel sales also are booming at Robert A. LaFleur Municipal Airport where $13 million in federal funding over the years has allowed for significant infrastructure improvements.
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PublishedJune 7, 2022
Federal funding to aid Augusta State Airport reconstruction, Waterville airport master plan
The Augusta airport was awarded $900,000 to reconstruct the apron where planes are parked and boarded by passengers, while the Waterville airport will get $300,000 for a master plan.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Repairs completed after severed cable led to phone, internet outage in Waterville
A spokeswoman for Consolidated Communications said service was expected to be returned to all customers Wednesday after a work crew for another company mistakenly severed the underground cable on Jan. 10.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2022
Waterville City Council expected to elect new chairman, consider appointments to boards
Erik Thomas, chairman of the council for the past three years, was defeated by political newcomer Thomas A. McCormick Sr. in November.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2021
Skydiving company takes off in first months at Waterville airport
Vacationland Skydiving is now taking people 10,000 feet above the Robert LaFleur Airport after a delayed opening during the pandemic.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
As demand wanes, Waterville airport hosts no-appointment, mobile COVID-19 vaccination site
Location is for those 18 or older and is scheduled to be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Wednesday at Robert LaFleur Municipal Airport on Airport Road.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2020
Pilot uninjured when landing gear collapses on Waterville airport taxiway
The pilot, carrying UPS packages from Manchester, New Hampshire, had just landed on the runway Wednesday morning and was turning right onto a taxiway when the plane's right landing gear collapsed.
