GPS tracking devices secreted in the stolen money led police to Kevin Barr, who was ordered held in lieu of $20,000 cash bail in connection with Tuesday’s heist at KeyBank in Waterville.
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Waterville council approves emergency funding for city, schools
Councilor Sydney Mayhew on Tuesday night urged the city and schools to cut $100,000 from their budgets, but resident Tom Ferris called the effort ‘complete politics’ and said the cuts would mean only cents for taxpayers.
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Purchase of painting by Jackson Pollock ‘a real coup’ for Colby museum
The Waterville college’s acquisition, the only significant piece by the renowned artist in Maine, is expected to be a major attraction.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Police: Waterville bank robber caught after brief manhunt
Police converged on the KeyBank offices on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville after the 11 a.m. robbery report and had a suspect in custody by 11:37 a.m.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Waterville family hopes pardon will pave way home for deported father
A three-member pardon board will recommend to the governor whether Lexius Saint Martin, who is living in a hut in Haiti, should be pardoned for trafficking in cocaine a decade ago.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Waterville petition process blocks funding for city and schools
Councilors on Tuesday will consider declaring an emergency so as to be able to fund city and school operations in light of a petition process seeking to repeal the council’s budget override.
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Ithaca College recognizes local graduates
Degrees were presented to West Gardiner’s Hurley, Carrabassett Valley’s Jones, Fairfield’s Bridger, Bwdoin’s Broughton, Waterville’s Fairman.
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Two bands draw hundreds of listeners for opening Waterville Rocks! concert
The Adam Ezra Group and Rustic Overtones were on the bill for the first of four Friday events.
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Waterville bakery revives former firehouse
Stephanie LaCroix’s Engine 5 Bakehouse on Western Avenue is an homage to her husband’s family’s firefighting past.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Kennebec County courts June 28-July 3, 2018
A roundup of cases closed June 28-July 3, 2018, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.