Jobs for Maine’s Graduates has teamed up this summer with central Maine school districts, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Waterville, the Alfond Youth & Community Center and Thomas College to offer a variety of interactive and relevant learning opportunities. The new initiative, RETREAT (Re-Engaging Through Recreation, Education And Technology), is aimed at helping students […]
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Thomas College won’t require students, faculty, staff to be vaccinated
The college said Thursday those who are not vaccinated must follow safety protocols, including wearing masks, at the Waterville campus.
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Waterville council approves $46.5 million budget, cuts tax rate by 26 cents
With the new Waterville tax rate of $25.50 per $1,000 worth of valuation, someone who owns a home valued at $100,000 will pay $26 less a year.
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Waterville councilors allocate $100,000 for browntail moth attack plan
The City Council on Tuesday added $100,000 to the proposed municipal budget for dealing with the browntail moth infestation after Councilor Thomas Klepach laid out a mitigation plan.
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Sanford man ends decadelong dispute with Waterville Christian school after paying court-ordered legal fees
Tim White pays $6,065 in legal fees Wednesday to the law firm representing Temple Academy. He also pledges he ‘will never picket them again.’
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Waterville mayor says he’s ‘extremely thankful,’ hasn’t decided yet whether to resign
At the end of Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Mayor Jay Coelho thanked councilors and city officials and said he had not yet made a decision about whether to resign due to serious health issues.
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Hospice group to offer ‘Create a Mosaic’ grieving workshop
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is to offer “Create a Mosaic,” the second in a series of workshops for those grieving the death of a loved one. The workshop is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, in the Hospice Community Healing Garden at 304 Main St. Participants will have the opportunity to create a […]
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Colby College names new chief advancement officer
Matthew T. Proto will oversee admissions, advancement, communications and first-year financial aid for the Waterville college.
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Waterville program offers child abuse prevention training
WATERVILLE — Child abuse prevention councils across the state are working together to provide training. Kennebec Valley Community Action Program’s Family Enrichment Councils are joining other councils to provide the Front Porch Project of Maine. The Maine Children’s Trust has collaborated with the network of prevention councils in every county to deliver the Front Porch […]
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Waterville mayor discloses serious health issue, considers resigning from office
Mayor Jay Coelho wrote Monday in an email he spent a week in an intensive care unit after having been taken by a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to the hospital to be treated for a heart condition.