Crooker Construction Inc. of Topsham is expected on Thursday to begin preparing Front Street for new concrete sidewalks from the Lockwood Hotel south to Bridge Street.
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Arts commission announces poetry competition winners
The Maine Poetry Out Loud competition hosted its second year of virtual recitations organized by the Maine Arts Commission. Ten students rose through the ranks of school-wide and regional contests to compete in the Maine State Final in early March, according to a news release from the commission. Sofya Lantratova, a senior from George Stevens […]
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Grand jury indicts Waterville man accused of shooting pedestrian in face with BB gun
Cody A. Dutton, 21, was indicted Thursday by Kennebec County grand jury on several charges, including reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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Waterville, Winslow church ministries to open cafe
Starfish Village, a ministry of Waterville Congregational Church, and Winslow Community Cupboard food pantry, a ministry of Winslow Congregational Church, announce the opening of Stone Soup Café. The cafe is scheduled to serve dine-in free lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday beginning Monday, April 4, at Winslow Congregational Church, 12 […]
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25th Maine International Film Festival scheduled for July in Waterville, Skowhegan
The festival, known as MIFF and scheduled to run from July 8 to 17, typically attracts thousands of film enthusiasts to central Maine.
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Waterville man planned ISIS-inspired attack on Chicago mosque, FBI says
A recently unsealed declaration by an FBI special agent details an apparent ISIS-inspired plot involving a Waterville man and two other teens to murder all the adults in a Chicago mosque during “spring break.”
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Amy Calder: Young Waterville-area swimmers head to nationals
The Waterville Area YMCA’s Mid-Maine Dolphins team will go to Florida next month to compete against others from across the country, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville arts center to hold upcycled fashion show
WATERVILLE — People can join participants from Kim Bernard’s Upcycled Wearables Workshops to create upcycled looks and debut them on the runway during First Friday at Greene Block + Studios. The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday, April 1, at 18 Main St. Those who attend can bring their own materials or pull from […]
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Short film submissions by K-12 students sought for festival
The 44th annual Maine Student Film + Video Festival is accepting submissions until June 15. All Maine students in grades K-12 are eligible to enter for free. Films will be judged by category: Narrative, Documentary, and Creative (animated, experimental, etc.), and by age group: Grades K-5, 6-8 and 9-12, according to a news release from […]
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Hartland man sentenced for police shootout that left Waterville officer wounded
Richard Murray-Burns was sentenced Thursday in a Skowhegan courtroom to a term amounting to 30 years in prison for the 2019 shooting in which dozens of rounds of gunfire were exchanged during a police chase.