The district launched a review of properties with backflow prevention devices after it was discovered following a May fire at Elm Towers that the residential facility did not have such a device, allowing firefighting foam to enter the public water system.
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Waterville City Council OKs community paramedicine pilot project
The council is moving to accept a $100,000 state grant to help fund a program that would provide some health care services to people who live on the streets, have a substance abuse disorder or other problems.
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Waterville house where suspicious fire occurred had history of code violations, unsanitary conditions
The property on County Road, which burned Monday, had 21 tons of trash removed from it in the spring, including discarded household items and hundreds of hypodermic needles.
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Waterville house fire considered suspicious, chief says
The old, three-story farmhouse at 224 County Road was believed to be uninhabited, but people were apparently staying there, Fire Chief Shawn Esler said Monday.
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Improper disposal of smoking material caused fatal Waterville fire, officials say
Smoking is not allowed on the Elm Towers property at 60 Elm St., where a fire May 22 caused the death of Ronald Kennerson, 65, in whose apartment the fire began, investigators said.
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Waterville looks to improve public notification system during emergencies
The City Council heard complaints this week that the city can do better in notifying residents of emergencies, such as when a contaminant entered the public drinking water supply Monday during a fire at an Elm Street apartment building.
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Waterville senior living complex where fire killed 1, displaced 48 didn’t have sprinkler system
Ronald Kennerson, 65, died in the fire and there is no indication or evidence of foul play, according to Lt. Thomas Pickering of Maine State Police.
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Longtime Waterville firefighter remains in critical condition after medical event, crash
Mike Folsom, a call fire captain and full-time employee of the city’s public works department, suffered a medical event Thursday and was in a single-vehicle crash on Silver Street.
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Plans underway to rebuild after fire destroyed buildings in downtown Waterville
Construction could begin as soon as this fall on a new structure to replace the buildings that housed The Last Unicorn restaurant, which were destroyed by fire April 23.
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Waterville property owner plans to rebuild after downtown fire
Property owner Sidney Geller said he wants to move quickly to rebuild on Silver Street, and the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant, John Picurro, said he wants to work with Geller to reopen on the same spot.