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.
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Associations laud Waterville schools’ visual, performing arts chair
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Waterville Senior High School’s Susan Barre is one of 45 people selected this year to receive Outstanding Educator Awards from the National Federation of State High School Association Music Association and the NFHS Speech/Debate/Theatre/Academics Association. In addition to earning numerous awards and honors, Barre has transformed Waterville schools’ music program to one […]
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Maine International Film Festival plans July festivities
MIFF is accepting film submissions through April 22 and ticket go on sale in mid-June.
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Waterville’s first assistant city manager settles in at City Hall
William Post, 50, will earn a salary of $95,000 and oversee several city departments while focusing on the municipal budget.
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More than 100 high school students from Maine compete in 7th Annual Thomas Cup
Over 100 students from across Maine gathered for the 7th annual Thomas Cup, an overnight technology and innovation competition.
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Road work planned on Interstate 95 from Waterville to Pittsfield
The work by the state Department of Transportation will include paving and striping from Waterville to Pittsfield and will include paving on- and off-ramps.
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Waterville program looks to boost startups, entrepreneurial efforts in central Maine
Initiative by Dirigo Labs to provide free training to 12 small businesses in ways to attract customers, develop products, navigate legal and financial hurdles, conduct marketing and more.
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Photos: Beth Israel Congregation in Waterville celebrates Purim
The Jewish holiday of Purim was celebrated Wednesday by the Beth Israel Congregation in Waterville. The gathering featured dancing, a costume parade and other events commemorating the saving of the Jewish people from persecution and death in the ancient Persian Empire. All photos by Rich Abrahamson.