WATERVILLE — The city asks that the Concourse and downtown be kept clear of parking from midnight to 6 a.m. Thursday, April 4 to allow for snow cleanup by the Public Works Department. Overnight parking is permitted at the Head of Falls Municipal Parking Lot. Beginning winter 2024-25 the city will no longer be sending […]
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Thomas College students win awards at business conference
WATERVILLE — Thomas College students won top awards in this year’s Society for the Advancement of Management International Business Conference, held this month in Orlando, Florida. The Thomas College team placed second as a team and third place for case study presentation. Three students — Preston Moody, Jade Crowell and Addison Landon — made the […]
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Waterville to consider earmarking $1.16 million in unused recreation money
The funding is available for other projects now that recreation fields don’t need to be moved to accommodate plans for an ice arena.
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Maine Children’s Home relaunches Christmas in July campaign
The holiday and winter assistance program supports children and youth across Maine whose families are facing financial hardship.
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As Waterville begins enforcing camping ban, homeless shelter exceeds capacity and warns of closure
City officials say efforts to move homeless people from tents into the city’s lone shelter are working. Shelter officials say their facility is in financial trouble, and many homeless people fear arrest if the shelter closes.
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Youth Day at 2024 Elm City Classic set in Waterville
WATERVILLE — The Alfond Youth & Community Center, Colby College, and Thomas College are holding Youth Day at the 2024 Elm City Classic. The game between the two local colleges is set to take place at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2 at Coombs Baseball Field at Colby College. Scheduled at Colby College Baseball & […]
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Easter sunrise service in Waterville emboldens small churches
The annual interfaith gathering held at dawn at Head of Falls has become a tradition for the city’s smaller congregations, as churches throughout central Maine face waning attendance and shrinking numbers of parishioners.
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High schoolers pull all-nighter for robotics, cybersecurity, video game competition
About 90 high schoolers from across the state competed in the annual Thomas Cup on Friday, an event where students stay up all night to compete in a unique array of challenges ranging from crime scene analysis to a League of Legends tournament.
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Ezhaya scholarship applications open
Applications for the Joseph B. Ezhaya Memorial Scholarship are open. Ezhaya was a community leader who distinguished himself with his warmth, enthusiasm, generosity, and particularly, his friendship, according to a news release from Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce. Successful candidates for the scholarship should share Ezhaya’s interest in citizenship and community service, and exemplify his spirit […]
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Reporting Aside: Waterville highlights youth art
Children from 32 central Maine schools are exhibiting their works at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center and Greene Block + Studios through Sunday as part of Youth Art Month, Amy Calder writes.