The drive-up location off Kennedy Memorial Drive won’t be open Tuesday as hospital officials put a focus on screening for coronavirus symptoms through a telephone hotline before arriving for an in-person check.
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Sacred Heart Church in Waterville up for sale by parish
The church at 72 Pleasant St. in Waterville has served as a place of worship since 1908.
Waterville’s Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter adjusts for coronavirus
The shelter is setting up an isolation room in case it’s needed to house a sick shelter resident.
Waterville Emergency Operations Center in full swing
Waterville is responding to the coronavirus pandemic in an organized way, following the model of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Incident Management System.
Large churches use technology to connect with parishioners
Centerpoint Community Church in Waterville offers virtual Sunday services and other livestreamed events during the week so parishioners and others may still feel connected during the coronavirus pandemic.
Virus concerns lead to ‘public’ meetings without the public
As concerns about the coronavirus grow, more governments are holding public meetings without the public being present
Waterville city councilor stuck in Cape Verde Islands
Councilor Flavia Oliveira, D-Ward 2, went to the island of Sal on March 3 to visit her family and was planning to stay 10 days, but was prohibited from returning to the U.S. because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Portland Pie in Waterville offering takeout, delivery
Owner Patrick Mulligan said he had to lay off workers, but those who remain are grateful for customers who order takeout and delivery.
Waterville council wants to keep coronavirus-response panel’s meetings secret, barred from public
The City Council voted 5-1 to amend the number of councilors on the subcommittee and make it an advisory-only panel, as a way of circumventing Maine’s open meetings law and barring the public.
Huhtamaki announces temporary layoffs amid coronavirus pandemic
Now 420 employees remain at the plant after 102 have been temporarily laid off because of a drop in demand caused by the coronavirus.