Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer an eight-week Grief through the Holidays support group for people grieving the loss of a loved one. It is a time-limited bereavement group meant to support individuals through the holiday season. The group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesdays starting Nov. 14, meetings will be facilitated by trained […]
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Waterville man sentenced to 15 years after planning ISIS-inspired attack on Chicago-area mosque
Xavier Pelkey, 20, conspired with two minors in November 2021 to attack a Shia mosque, federal authorities said.
Waterville City Council to consider ditching yurt idea, seeking longer-term solutions for the homeless
Mayor Jay Coelho is withdrawing his request to spend up to $10,000 to install yurts on the riverfront, instead asking the city to seek solutions that include an emergency warming shelter and ramped-up outreach to the homeless encampment at Head of Falls.
Two residents displaced when early morning fire damages Waterville home
The fire appears to have started Monday in the attic of the single-family home at 45 Drummond Ave., according to officials.
Parade, Kringleville, lighting events to kick off holidays in Waterville, Winslow
The Children’s Discovery Museum of Central Maine has announced the holiday activity lineup, which includes visits with Santa Claus at Kringleville at Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville, beginning the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Bridge clubs list recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Dick Quinlan and Jessie Gunther finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the Oct. 24 duplicate bridge session. Su Morrison and Gabrielle Rice placed second, with Jeannie Reilling and Mary Anne Trafton third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St.; […]
Reporting Aside: Waterville business owner takes a sweet approach to her work
Danielle Doyon, who teaches baking classes to both children and adults, learned to love sweets while growing up in Fairfield near Hillman’s Bakery where she would stop to buy a Bismarck and coconut macaroon.
Waterville center to host holiday community dinner Nov. 9
WATERVILLE — The Alfond Youth & Community Center, serving the Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA of Greater Waterville, will host its 99th annual Holiday Community Dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at the center at 126 North St. The event typically serves 900 to 1,000 community members. The event is staffed by AYCC […]
Police identify 2 men arrested in connection with Waterville, Fairfield robberies
Undisclosed amounts of money were taken during robberies this week at Bangor Savings Bank on upper Main Street in Waterville and the Circle K convenience store on Norridgewock Road in Fairfield.
Two arrested in connection with robberies at Waterville bank, Fairfield convenience store
The bank robbery occurred Tuesday at Bangor Savings Bank at 366 Main St. in Waterville, and officials said the same people were responsible hours later for robbing the Circle K convenience store at 149 Norridgewock Road in Fairfield.