The Planning Board must consider Tuesday whether to recommend to the City Council if the rezoning should be allowed so Ware-Butler Building Supply can put business offices at the former Sacred Heart Church rectory on Pleasant Street.
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Ten people displaced after structure fire destroys Waterville apartment building
The Red Cross was assisting the people who rushed from the building early Monday on School Street, just west of downtown.
Bridge clubs recognize recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club The Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville met March 21, with Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop coming in first, and Dick Quinlan and Lee Lenfest second. Games are played at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays. New players are welcome. For more information, call Jessie Gunther at 207-487-7008. Capitol City Duplicate Bridge Club […]
Waterville club awards grants to 13 local organizations
The Waterville Rotary Club raised funds over the past year to support local schools, churches and other organizations providing food and basic necessities to its neighbors in need. Grants went to 13 local organizations who work hard to ensure that no one goes hungry or lacks basic living supplies in the community, according to a […]
Local students make Simmons University dean’s list
BOSTON — Three local students were named to the 2022 fall semester dean’s list at Simmons University. They are Emma Soule of Farmingdale, Abigail Bloom of Waterville and Maddie Beckwith of Winslow. To qualify for dean’s list status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more […]
Waterville student named 2023 New Century Workforce Scholar
Aubrey Slater attends Kennebec Valley Community College.
Maine film festival organizers seek submissions
WATERVILLE — The Maine International Film Festival is scheduled to be back for its 26th year Friday, July 7, through Sunday, July 16. Attendees can see a slate of approximately 100 films, including premieres, made-in-Maine features, classic revivals, and short films from around the world, according to a news release from Mary Ellms, communications coordinator, […]
Waterville City Council approves housing rental registration ordinance
Councilors met Tuesday to OK the ordinance, which officials say is necessary to ensure rental properties are safe for tenants, and also signed off on a $200,000 grant for the demolition of buildings at the intersection of Front and Temple streets downtown.
Police: Woman charged with driving under influence of drugs following Waterville crash
Rebecca Mceachern-Gorman, 29, faces charges after police said she crashed a car into a utility pole on Main Street.
Waterville man receives Scouting District Award of Merit
Garth Smith of Waterville, a leader in Scouting programs in Winslow, has received the highest award a local Scouting district can bestow on a volunteer — the District Award of Merit. During the annual Scout Leaders’ Recognition Dinner — held March 11 at Winslow Veterans of Foreign Wars, MacCrillis Rouseau Post No. 8835 — District […]