The announcement this week by Delta reflects a fraying relationship between the regional ambulance service and the city, due in part to the staffing challenges created for Delta when the city has hired away its emergency workers.
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Utility truck catches fire after coming into contact with power line, Waterville police say
No one was injured in the fire Friday that sent black smoke billowing into the air from the Consolidated Communications truck.
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Amy Calder: Opening a door to Waterville’s South End
Colby College seniors Charlie Jodka and Quinn Burke filmed a documentary of Waterville’s South End after becoming fascinated with the neighborhood and its people when they volunteered there during a cleanup day last year, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Tourism council awards $2K to Maine Film Center
Kennebec Valley Tourism Council has awarded $2,000 in sponsorship support funds to the Maine Film Center for the 25th Maine International Film Festival. This funding aims to assist in the growth of tourism in Maine’s Kennebec Valley and produce a positive economic impact on the region, according to a news release from the council. Maine […]
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Author to discuss novel set in Franco-American Waterville community
A reading with author Ron Currie Jr. is set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, via Zoom, presented by the Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College. Currie will read from a new, as-yet unpublished novel set in the Franco-American community in Waterville. A question-and-answer session will follow the reading. Currie is […]
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Waterville considers installing cameras along RiverWalk due to vandalism, other illegal activity
Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey pitches a plan to city councilors to buy a camera security system to put at Head of Falls because of vandalism and other illegal activity that City Manager Steve Daly says has caused thousands of dollars in damage.
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Waterville City Council approves rezoning Highwood Street property for housing project
City councilors also approve request by fire Chief Shawn Esler to spend $60,000 on a study to assess the Fire Department’s EMS services, which would help determine whether the department should continue to partner with Delta Ambulance.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Communities across Maine secure $24.2 million to address contaminated sites
The funding is part of the $1.5 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in November 2021 that identifies money to address infrastructure needs across the United States.
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Thomas College to host open house June 14
WATERVILLE — Thomas College is set to host a summer open house, the Maine Event, beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 14. Open for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, and their families, this event will take place on the 180 West River Road campus, according to a news release from the college. The Maine […]
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Cost of Waterville housing project estimated at up to $15 million
The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter held a virtual community discussion Monday about the shelter’s proposal to turn 8 Highwood St. into housing for seniors and adults with disabilities and their families, as well as emergency apartments for homeless people.