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.
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‘Faces Tell Stories’ exhibit to open at Waterville library
WATERVIILLE — The “Faces Tell Stories” exhibition by award-winning author and illustrator Charlotte Agell is set to open Monday, April 1, in the Carnegie Gallery on the fourth floor of Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm St. The show will be on view through Aug. 15. The show features 96 portraits of women — some fictional, […]
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Passenger train service through central Maine halted by representatives in Augusta
The bill would look at the feasibility of running a passenger rail between Portland and Bangor, with stops in Lewiston, Auburn, Waterville and just west of Augusta.
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Thomas College one of Titan Challenge sites in Maine
Thomas College in Waterville is one of eight sites where Junior Achievement of Maine plans to host its 18th annual Titan Challenge for high school students on Thursday, April 4. This immersive business competition introduces students to business, entrepreneurship, and soft skill development. It provides a real-world simulation that puts students in the CEO seat […]
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Central Maine Garden Club hears talk on climate change
The Central Maine Garden Club hosted a talk by Dr. Peter Garrett about climate change March 19 at Redington Museum in Waterville. Garrett works with the Citizens Climate Lobby and the Greenhouse Gas Removal Action Team to create solutions to reduce emissions. The real challenge is to remove carbon dioxide from both land and water. […]
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Waterville board recommends zone change to allow construction of ‘solar garden’
Landowner Leo St. Peter still needs to get approval from the City Council for the zone change to build a 725-kilowatt solar farm on Webb Road.
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Indictments handed up in Readfield, Clinton home arson cases
Joseph E. McLaughlin of Readfield and Jamie M. Perry of Waterville were both indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury this month.
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New affordable rental housing coming to Waterville and Hallowell as Maine makes strides to ease housing shortage
Gov. Janet Mills joined local officials Tuesday at a housing summit hosted by the Greater Portland Council of Governments focused on finding solutions to build more housing to ease the market and improve the workforce shortage.