Councilors will spend $9,000 to have Eaton Peabody Consulting Group lead the search to find a replacement for Steve Daly, who abruptly resigned as the city’s manager in December.
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Panel once again looking for partners to relaunch Hampden waste-to-energy plant
The Municipal Review Committee ended its exclusivity agreement with New York-based Revere Capital Partners to help operate and partially own the Municipal Waste Solutions plant when it did not meet deadlines for submitting an engineering report and other documents.
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YouTubers takes aim at Waterville mayor over social media posts in recent video tour of City Hall
Two people who run the Accountability For All channel on YouTube conducted a “First Amendment audit” at Waterville city offices last month during stops across Maine, claiming that Mayor Jay Coelho’s videos on TikTok are unprofessional.
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Augusta event to celebrate Fly Rod Crosby carving Feb. 14
A new life-sized carving of Cornelia Thurza “Fly Rod” Crosby, a 2017 inductee to the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame, has found a home in Maine’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife building in Augusta. Because of the High Peaks Alliance of Franklin County and two donors, this six-foot likeness by artist Brian Stockman of New Hampshire […]
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Rangeley church group donates $10K to organizations
The Rangeley Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship met with women of the Rangeley Congregational Church Dec. 18 to distribute $10,000 to charity. The money was raised by participating in a summer festival, a pop-up craft fair and the annual Holly Fair in Rangeley, where handmade crafts, jams, and baked goods were sold. All the proceeds of […]
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Carrabec Community School lists honor students
NORTH ANSON — Carrabec Community School has announced its second quarter honor roll for the 2022-23 academic year. Grades 3-5 High honors: Brooke Atwood, Dorne Brunton, Keegan Caparotta, Zander Carpenter, Alan Edes, Luke Lightbody, Brevyn Mattingly and Lauryn Tucker. Honors: Alice Barton, Noah Caldwell, Kolbe Day, Tripp Denis, Shaine Drever, AraBella Ebneter, Rhea Frebert, Saphira […]
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Severe cold causes water main breaks, frozen pipes
The Kennebec Water District received four reports of water main breaks in Waterville and Winslow on Saturday and all have been repaired, according to superintendent Roger Crouse, who said it is “extremely rare” to have four breaks in one day.
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Nerd Fest draws hundreds of science fiction, fantasy lovers to Vassalboro
Hundreds of self-proclaimed nerds from across the state gathered Sunday for the Maine Sci-Fi & Fantasy Nerd Fest at The Olde Mill Place, where they showed off their costumes, socialized, shopped and competed in events.
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Program on domestic violence set for Feb. 12 in Waterville
Finding Our Voices is scheduled to present a program on how domestic violence impacts children, and where local survivors will share how they and their family members were terrorized in what should be the safe place of home. This free event will take place at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Maine Film Center, […]
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Kennebec Valley program seeks volunteer drivers
The Kennebec Valley Community Action Program (KVCAP) seeks volunteer drivers. Qualified individuals can build their own schedule. Drivers will be reimbursed for the use of their car, up to 65 cents a mile, paid from the time they leave their driveway. KVCAP, which has offices in Waterville, Augusta and Skowhegan, has vans and volunteer drivers […]