The council on Tuesday also voted to approve borrowing $5.6 million for capital improvement projects and accepted money to hire a program director for the Quarry Road Recreation Area.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Maine International Film Festival showing of ‘Tango’ draws outcry over sexual assault scene
A former Waterville mayor, Karen Heck, plans to pass out informational packets at the film’s Wednesday night screening to give potential viewers a wider scope of the controversy attached to the production.
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Paul J. Schupf Art Center gifted $25,000
The art center will be constructed on the current site of The Center building at 93 Main St.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center gets $100,000 gift from Kennebec Savings Bank
Waterville Creates! and Colby College are working to raise $18 million for the art and film center, which will bring together the Maine Film Center, Common Street Arts, Railroad Square Cinema and a gallery of Colby Museum of Art.
Posted inMaine
Leaky Waterville fire station roof among $5.6 million in capital projects City Council considers
The council also will consider creating a tax increment financing district for the two former Lockwood mill buildings on Water Street that would be transformed into apartments, as well as commercial and retail space.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Augusta, Waterville area bridge results
Gamers play in Waterville, Hallowell, Fairfield and Augusta.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Beware the browntail moth
After having suffered from the browntail moth rash on her summer vacation, Amy Calder advises people to avoid it like the plague.
Posted inMaine
Hilary Brougher honored with MIFF’s Mid-Life Achievement Award
The writer and director, who brought “South Mountain” to the 10-day festival, prefers making small budget, independent films to high budget blockbusters.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
New Waterville events center planned in former American Legion building
Waterville businessman Bill Mitchell is renovating the building at 21 College Ave., which will open Sept. 7 and host concerts, performance-based events, parties, seminars and more.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Hallowell filmmaker brings Cape Verde to Maine in MIFFONEDGE film
Caleb Baker, 34, grew up in Norridgewock, graduated from Skowhegan Area High School and went on to earn psychology and law degrees; but his true passion is filmmaking, and he brings that passion to the Maine International Film Festival.