Councilors on Tuesday could approve two separate union contracts for police that would result in officers seeing a $3 per hour pay raise in January and another in July.
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Waterville police chief retires Wednesday; city looks to reassess department’s operations
Chief Joseph Massey has been with the Police Department for 36 years, 15 as chief, and city officials are seeking a successor who might oversee an overhaul of policing in Waterville.
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Police: Armed robbery at Waterville Goodwill, ongoing search for suspect
The Waterville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect, a white male, roughly 5 feet, 9 inches tall, wearing dark clothing.
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Waterville City Council approves library parking plan
The move by the City Council on Tuesday will change Appleton Street to one-way traffic from Elm Street to near the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons, and create more parking for those using the Waterville Public Library.
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Waterville man pleads guilty to drug trafficking charge
Patrick Hanson, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday at federal court in Bangor, following his arrest a year earlier in Waterville after police received a report he had threatened someone.
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Waterville City Council OKs Police Department review, applauds chief ahead of his retirement
City councilors Tuesday approved the use of $40,000 to contract with the International Association of Chiefs of Police to review Police Department operations.
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Waterville police chief plans to retire next month as city considers sweeping review of department
Joseph Massey, 69, has been with the Waterville Police Department for 36 years, the last 15 as chief. He is leaving at a time when Mayor Jay Coelho says he favors restructuring the way the city agency is run.
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Waterville man faces charges after firing gun in downtown vehicle, police say
Nathaniel Rector, 27, was arrested early Sunday and charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, a Class C offense, and violating conditions of release, a Class E offense, according to police, who said Rector had been arrested earlier Sunday by state police.
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Man who was killed in Waterville crash identified as owner of new Iraqi market and deli
Akram Mohammad, 30, of Waterville, died in a motorcycle crash Thursday near the store on College Avenue that he had opened with his wife just last week.
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Police: Motorcyclist killed in collision with passenger van on College Avenue in Waterville
Preliminary findings indicate the motorcyclist lost control Thursday and crossed the center line before colliding with the van, police said.