Officials expect to get vaccine this week and start giving it to public safety workers soon afterwards.
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Speed cited as main factor in double-fatal accident in Waterville in November
Gary Capehart, 71, and his wife, Susan Pope, 63, of Sanford were killed Nov. 25 when their pickup truck rolled over a guardrail on Interstate 95 in Waterville, dropped onto Kennedy Memorial Drive and caught fire.
Interstate 95 on-ramp to be closed Tuesday night in Waterville
The on-ramp from upper Main Street to Interstate 95 northbound is scheduled to be closed from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. so a crew can remove a lighting pole.
KV Connect exceeds Giving Tuesday goal to benefit Educare Central Maine
WATERVILLE — Earlier this fall, KV Connect decided to postpone holding its traditional Waterville Green Drinks gatherings on the second Tuesday of each month because of COVID-19 restrictions. These events provided ways to raise money for local nonprofits while offering networking opportunities with other young professionals in the area. With needs in the community continuing […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Waterville receives $8,000 donation
Gift to be used to purchase computers, tablets and headphones.
Recent Alfond Foundation gift includes support for JMG College Success program
WATERVILLE — Thomas College announced Oct. 14 that the Harold Alfond Foundation’s $13.5 million gift will include funding to continue the Jobs for Maine’s Graduates College Success program at Thomas and significantly expand scholarship opportunities for its students and Maine’s future leaders. “The Harold Alfond Foundation has been a cornerstone funder of the College Success […]
Waterville youth center hands out 1,000 holiday meal bags
The pandemic is driving food insecurity in central Maine, according to officials at Alfond Youth and Community Center. “There is definitely a need for this, I mean, we saw that during Thanksgiving,” said Sawyer Boulette, wellness director.
Waterville Rotary Club announces Dine Around Town Raffle winners, more
The first Rotary Club of Waterville Dine Around Town Raffle was held recently. The goal of the program was to support local restaurants in these challenging times and ultimately, to provide funds to purchase books for the Kennebec Valley Community Action Community Days program, generally held in June. By any measure, both of those goals […]
Waterville Rotary Auction benefits Educare Central Maine Lab School, Learning Hub
The 57th annual Waterville Rotary Auction with hundreds of gifts, services and discount items was held in late November as a part of the Waterville Rotary Club’s commitment to support of area programs and initiatives highlighting childhood literacy. This year, Rotary Club of Waterville identified Educare Central Maine’s Lab School and Learning Hub as the […]
Colby, Unity colleges provide freezer storage to Maine CDC for Pfizer vaccine
The two institutions are among several that have offered assistance to Maine CDC, loaning freezers to that state that can store 10,000 or more doses of the vaccine.