Waterville has seen an uptick in the number of nonfatal overdoses this winter and while the city of Augusta is not seeing an increase.
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SUV hit by train, pushed down tracks in Waterville
The driver failed to stop at railroad safety gates that had been lowered on Main Street, police said.
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Waterville apartment search ends in 4 arrests, police say
Three men and a woman were arrested at the apartment on Kennedy Memorial Drive, where police seized illegal drugs and a handgun, officials said.
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New York man arrested on drug trafficking charges in Augusta
Andre Jones, 36, of Bronx, New York, was arrested after Waterville police and agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s South Central District Task Force intercepted drugs being trafficked into Maine, police said.
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Waterville Walmart evacuated; man taken to hospital
Waterville first responders rushed Tuesday afternoon to Walmart, which was cleared of shoppers.
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Waterville man charged with drug trafficking after apartment search
Jonathan Petgrave, 37, was arrested Thursday and charged with Class A trafficking in crack cocaine and fentanyl.
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Waterville council overrides mayor’s task force veto
The City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday to override Mayor Mike Morris’ veto of a Dec. 17 council vote to create a task force that would recommend ways the city can support homeless and vulnerable people.
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Ayla Reynolds’ disappearance still a mystery 13 years later
Ayla was reported missing Dec. 17, 2011, from her Waterville home, launching one of the largest and most costly police investigations in state history.
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‘Uniquely dangerous person’: Spridal Hubiak sentenced to 65 years for murdering coworker Angela Bragg in Waterville
Prosecutors say it appears Hubiak also had plans, and had made preparations, to kill others.
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Waterville struggles to balance downtown safety with help for homeless
Business owners say customers, tenants and employees have been frightened when coming to the area, and that the city needs to come together to solve the problem for everyone involved.