Elm City Bridge Club Finishing first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville on June 27 were Gabriele Rice and Suzon Morrison. Ed and Joyce Rushton placed second, and Lynn Kerchener and Jeanie Reileig were third. Games are played at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge at 76 Industrial St. New players […]
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China student honored at SkillsUSA Workforce Development event
ATLANTA, Ga. — Galen Neal of China, a student at Mid-Maine Technical Center in Waterville, was awarded a Skill Point Certificate in photography at the 2023 SkillsUSA Championships on June 21-22. Skill Point Certificates were awarded to all national contestants who met a threshold contest score. The Skill Point Certificate represents workplace readiness in the […]
Downtown Waterville businesses brace for ‘large concentration of people’ as film festival opens in new art center
The 26th annual Maine International Film Festival kicks off Friday, with about 100 films screening over 10 days at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville.
J.P. Devine movie review: Maine-made film ‘Hangdog’ surprises with polished performances
The film, included among the opening titles being shown Friday as the Maine International Film Festival begins, features performers who add rich texture to a solid script, J.P. Devine writes.
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’s Christina O’Brien receives Core Competencies Certification
Christina O’Brien of Waterville was one of three business advisors to receive their Core Competencies Certification from the New England Professional Development group on May 17, according to a news release from the Maine Small Business Development Centers, a statewide program that helps entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses, based in Portland. O’Brien serves small […]
Reporting Aside: Letter penned by former U.S. Sen. Smith offers reminder of values we must embrace
The letter sent years ago by U.S. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Skowhegan was a reminder of what she stood for: respect, integrity and the courage to stand up for what is right, Amy Calder writes.
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.
Mid-Maine Technical Center recognizes June celebrities
WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Technical Center has announced its June celebrities. Waterville Senior High School graduate Hayden Robinson of Waterville spent two years at Mid-Maine Technical Center studying the precise craft of finish carpentry. For a career that requires materials cut to exacting standards and where a mistake less than the size of an inch could […]
Waterville man charged on three Class A drug trafficking charges in Farmington
Stephon J. Davis, 27, is accused of trafficking in fentanyl, crack cocaine and fentanyl powder.