Skowhegan Savings celebrated the holiday season with its second annual Season of Giving’ by donating $20,000 to 20 local nonprofits. Started in 2021, the bank’s employees annually select 20 nonprofits in their communities, by branch and departments, to give $1,000 grants to as part of the program. Grant winners are announced on the bank’s social […]
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Waterville man launches coffee company with aim to help African farmers who provide the beans
Churchill Elangwe-Preston, who is launching a micro-roasting company called Mbingo Mountain Coffee, said he wants “to create a light in somebody’s life.”
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Winslow man revived after drug overdose pleads guilty to eluding police, drug trafficking
Donald E. Chandler says the incidents occurred during a 58-day drug relapse during which he had to be brought back to life following an overdose.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville woman collaborates with Santa to bring thoughtful responses to children’s letters
Jennifer Johnson has worked with St. Nick for a couple of years to craft replies to letters left for Santa at the Waterville Post Office or at Kringleville in downtown Waterville.
Posted inCommunity
Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club The Elm City Bridge Club resumed games Jan. 3 after a Christmas break. Ed and Joyce Rushton finished first, followed by Sylvia Palmer and Linda Atkinson. Third place was a tie between Su Morrison and Maryannne Trafton and Rona Backstrom and Jessie Gunther. Games are played Tuesdays starting at 12:30 p.m. […]
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Reporting Aside: ‘Devastation visible everywhere’
Covering the ice storm of 1998 in the Waterville area seemed like being a war zone, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inCommunity, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council appoints interim city manager who joined City Hall last year
The City Council appointed Assistant City Manager William Post as interim city manager Tuesday, after Steve Daly resigned abruptly from his position last month.
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First Fridays, Quarry Road Trails, Pecha Kucha set for Waterville
WATERVILLE — Several indoor and outdoor events are scheduled around the city this month. First Fridays First Fridays: Try! Make! Create! is set for 4-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at multiple locations in downtown Waterville. The event will celebrate the vibrant creativity of Waterville by inviting people downtown to engage in multidisciplinary arts experiences. On […]
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Drip City to relocate to downtown Waterville, allowing Buen Apetito to move on from parking dispute
After a parking dispute pushed Buen Apetito out of its 20-year locale at Railroad Square, its owners eyed the location of Drip City, a bar and arcade on West River Road, as a new home.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Oakland man arrested by police in Waterville Irving gas station robbery
Justin Murphy, 35, was arrested late Monday in Winslow and charged with robbery and theft in connection with the Circle K Irving station in Waterville earlier in the day, police said.