The owner of the grocery store, which opened in 2012, said Monday the business is not drawing enough business and “hasn’t been financially sound for years.”
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Waterville council to consider airport mowing equipment and hangar leases
The City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to hear a report from Acting City Manager Bill Post on a plan for affordable housing in the city’s South End.
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StoryWalk to launch at Reed Field in Waterville May 5
The Waterville StoryWalk now has two locations. Each of them features a book by a Maine author. The Rotary Clubs of Waterville Noon and Waterville Sunrise, and the Waterville Public Library have announced the newest Waterville StoryWalk location at Reed Field. Located at 58 Drummond Ave., the wooded area features “Rhoda’s Rescue,” written by Barbara […]
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Waterville Tenants’ Association holds first meeting, discusses possible answers to area’s housing crisis
Members of the tenants’ association said the 63-unit housing development proposed for downtown Waterville and other projects are not going far enough to address housing insecurity and renters’ concerns in the area.
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Local community college students make All-Maine Academic Team
AUGUSTA — Six local community college students have been named to the All-Maine Academic Team in recognition of their academic achievement, leadership and service. The following students received the award and a $500 scholarship from the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees, according to a news release from Noel Gallagher, director of communications and […]
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Central Maine Garden Club hosts state apiarist
About 50 garden club enthusiasts recently attended a Central Maine Garden Club presentation about the vast amount of bees that are in the United States and in Maine. The U.S. bees species number about 4,000 and Maine has more than 270 species representing 12 families, according to a news release from Donna Sawyer with the […]
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Waterville South End Bird Walk set for May 6
The Waterville South End Bird Walk is set for 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 6. Attendees are asked to meet at 401 Water St., the Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District. The rain date is May 13. Those who attend can learn to identify by sight and sound many of the bird species in the area year round, […]
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Homeless in Maine: A new policing protocol shifts focus to assisting homeless people who need help
Local police agencies are grappling with a new protocol established by the Office of the Maine Attorney General that calls on authorities to not charge homeless people with minor crimes but instead focus on connecting them with service providers who may be able to help.
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Photos: A homeless woman’s journey from overdosing to recovery
Over the past year, Sarah Juliano has gone from living at a homeless encampment in Waterville to now recovering at a sober house in Winthrop. All photos by Morning Sentinel staff photographer Michael G. Seamans.
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Two men arrested in Massachusetts for theft of handguns from Waterville shop, authorities say
One of the men, 20-year-old Damiean Marcial-Alexander, lived across the street from J.R.’s Trading & Pawn at the time it was burglarized in April 2022, according to a federal criminal complaint.