WATERVILLE — Online registration is open for the 2024 Indoor Insanity 5K event, scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 11, at the new Alfond Center for Athletics and Recreation at Colby College. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are welcome. Registration opens at 7:15 a.m., with the first heat at 8 a.m. All race registration […]
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Update: Waterville police continue to investigate report of armed robbery Wednesday night
Waterville Police say they are “actively following up on all leads” into an armed robbery at the Big Apple store on Elm Street Wednesday night and that more info is expected to be released Friday.
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Waterville becomes first Maine city to endorse plan to study passenger rail expansion bill
The City Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday night to approve a resolution that seeks, ultimately, to extend passenger rail service to Lewiston-Auburn, Waterville and Bangor.
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Could passenger rail service be coming to central Maine? State lawmakers are pushing for it.
Proposal calls to connect Waterville, Lewiston, Auburn and Bangor to Portland
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Waterville council rejects sending church zoning request to Planning Board
Councilors said the church presented a proposal that does not reflect the compromise the city and church officials had discussed at a meeting Jan. 8 and thus they would not vote to refer the matter to the Planning Board.
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Photos: Volunteers help homeless people on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Local community organizations commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day through personal acts of service for community members in need. All photos are taken by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
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Registration open for Thomas College’s Thomas Cup 2024
WATERVILLE — High school students are invited to Thomas College’s ninth annual Thomas Cup 2024. The all-nighter is set for Friday and Saturday, March 29-30, at the 180 West River Road college. The Thomas Cup is a free event in which teams of five students compete in science, technology, engineering and innovation competitions for the […]
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Waterville society seeks singers for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
WATERVILLE — The Colby-Kennebec Choral Society invites all interested singers to join it for performances of Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9. Starting on Tuesday, Feb. 13, rehearsals are scheduled for 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts on Mayflower Hill Drive at Colby College. The performances will be held Saturday […]
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Two longtime businesses close in downtown Waterville
Lebanese Cuisine, known to many as “the Lebanese bakery,” and Paragon Shop have closed after having been in business for 44 years.
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Colby College, members of Waterville community participate in day of service to honor MLK Jr.’s legacy
Volunteers gather at Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons in downtown Waterville to sort and package personal necessities for the homeless.