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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Land trust talk to cover raptor conservation in Maine May 17
WATERVILLE — The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust Speaker Series is set to host a presentation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, on conservation efforts to protect American Kestrels and Peregrine Falcons. The presentation, by Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologist Erynn Call, will be held at the Chace Community Forum, 150 Main St. in Waterville. […]
Rich Abrahamson: A mother with impeccable timing and reassuring smile
On this Mother’s Day weekend, one mother is remembered for her selflessness by a son who didn’t always get what he wanted, but always got what he needed.
Reporting Aside: Volunteers who give aid to others hope one day they’ll be ‘completely unnecessary’
A small group of people with the Greater Waterville Area Poverty Action Coalition/Poor People’s Campaign staff a table each Friday in Waterville to provide basic necessities to those in need, Amy Calder writes.
Maine Children’s Home to celebrate Birth Mother Day May 13
MCH has announced the reopening of free pregnancy options counseling and birth parent support.
Waterville Scouts tour historic sites in Massachusetts
Boy Scout Troop 436 of Waterville spent the weekend of April 14 at Nobscot Scout Reservation in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Early Saturday morning, they headed to Lexington to hike the 10-mile Sons of Liberty Trail to the North Bridge in Concord. “Along the way we visited many stops including the capture site of Paul Revere and […]
Waterville Scout troop starts 2023 with new charter organization
After 89 years of partnership with the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church, Waterville Boy Scout Troop 436 began 2023 with a new chartered organization. “Fortunately, we didn’t have to hunt too long as we found the Waterville Masonic Lodge #33 as our new chartered organization,” Scout leader Bruce Rueger said, according to a news release […]
Planning Board recommends City Council reduce length of parking spaces for downtown Waterville housing project
The board’s recommendation is meant to improve parking access at Head of Falls Village, which is proposed for the intersection of Temple and Front streets.
South Sudanese sisters, born in Ugandan refugee camp, graduate from Thomas College
Twin sisters Achen and Apiyo Charles, born in a refugee camp in Uganda, graduated Saturday from Thomas College after only three years, and now will pursue master’s degrees as they help their mother, a Portland resident, earn money to support their siblings in both the U.S. and Uganda.
Saco city administrator named Waterville city manager
Bryan Kaenrath, 39, is to begin work July 31 as the top administrator in Waterville after the City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to hire him for a five-year term.