Karin K. Zimba, a senior at Waterville Senior High School, has been named a semifinalist in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program, according to a news release from Dr. Brian M. Laramee, principal, and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Zimba is the daughter of Travis and Yasameen Zimba of Waterville. Throughout the nation about 16,000 […]
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Waterville Planning Board debates rules intended to reduce number of vacant buildings in city
The board discussed Tuesday night whether a proposed ordinance would spur redevelopment of vacant buildings or penalize people trying to develop vacant structures by lodging fines against them while a property remains uninhabited.
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As strain on public school educators continues, Thomas College looks to provide a fix
The college has altered requirements that will allow students pursuing an education degree to work as substitute teachers and ed techs in public schools struggling to fill those positions.
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Waterville class of ’67 to hold reunion Oct. 28
Waterville class of 1967 plans to celebrate its 55th class reunion from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at the Waterville Senior High School cafeteria, 1 Brooklyn Ave. This will be a meet-and-greet for classmates to reminisce and reacquaint. There will be tours of the school’s facility. Classmates are asked to inform other classmates of […]
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Waterville mayor complains to school board about student safety
Mayor Jay Coelho told the Waterville Board of Education on Monday night that his daughter, a freshman at Waterville Senior High School, was suspended from school a half day after defending herself when attacked by another student in a school bathroom.
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Waterville man faces charges after firing gun in downtown vehicle, police say
Nathaniel Rector, 27, was arrested early Sunday and charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, a Class C offense, and violating conditions of release, a Class E offense, according to police, who said Rector had been arrested earlier Sunday by state police.
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Maine writers turn page on new festival
The first Maine Lit Fest will feature some 50 authors at more than 20 events in Portland and Waterville Friday through Oct. 8.
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Over 35 Sunday basketball to begin Oct. 9 in Waterville
WATERVILLE — An informal basketball group plans to meet at 5:30 p.m. Sundays beginning Oct. 9 at the Alfond Youth Center, 126 North St. Both men and women at least 35 years old who would like to join can call Peter Beckerman at 207-547-4411 or Club Athletic Director Isaac Leblanc at 207-873-0684, according to a […]
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Colby College conference to highlight the work, influence of Václav Havel
A conference organizer says increasing radical tendencies, disinformation and other global developments make relevent the efforts of Havel, the prominent dissident who went on to become president of the Czech Republic.
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Latin dance classes to be offered Tuesdays in Waterville
Free Latin dance classes are scheduled to be held Tuesdays, Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 18 and 25, and Nov. 8, 15 and 29 at Chace Forum, 150 Main St. in Waterville. Classes will be held from from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. In this class the fundamental dance skills and techniques of Merengue, […]