The City Council at a special meeting Thursday will consider disbanding a subcommittee that had been meeting illegally and instead authorize the city manager to spend up to $150,000 on coronavirus-related emergency needs.
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Older and at-risk Hannaford shoppers take advantage of early hours in Waterville
Hannaford stores are open from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during the coronavirus pandemic as a service to shoppers 60 and older, as well as those identified by the Centers for Disease Control as at-risk.
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Amici’s Cucina to offer takeout meals, curbside pick-up only
Service will be provided from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday until further notice.
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Maine Children’s Home receives $250,000 grant
The funds will be used for the agency’s Sustainability and Strategic Growth Project.
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Camp Bomazeen introduces special patches to commemorate 75th season
Eagle Scout Dalton Curtis of Skowhegan Troop 485, Second Class Scout Zachary LeHay of Sidney Troop 401 drew the two patch designs to be used this summer at the camp.
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Waterville insurance agency raising money for local nonprofits
GHM Insurance on Main Street is putting the word out that, for every person asking for an insurance quote, it will donate $10 to the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, Humane Society Waterville Area, Spectrum Meals on Wheels or the Boys & Girls Club meals program, with the caller designating which charity the money will go to.
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Support grows for Waterville area youth center’s meal program
Amici’s Cucina and Campbell’s True Value Hardware have joined The Proper Pig in launching a fundraiser to raise money for the meal program that the Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville is conducting during the pandemic.
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Waterville schools to stay closed until at least April 27
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday voted 6-1 to extend school closure to April 27.
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Our View: Waterville’s secret meetings are no way to govern
Even a disease outbreak doesn’t excuse a municipality’s violation of the state’s public meeting law.
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Waterville scrambles to meet public meeting laws
The COVID-19 subcommittee met again Monday and discussed how to move forward in light of the fact that the city has no provision in its charter to allow for it to make big decisions in emergencies.