JACKMAN — Jaxson Desjardins, seventh grade, and Peyton Chaisson, 11th grade, were recognized at a recent lunch assembly at Forest Hills School during this past month. Students in grades six to 12 were invited to participate in an essay writing contest. For the Patriot’s Pen contest (grades 6-8), this year’s theme was “My Pledge To […]
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Waterville City Council to consider city manager’s resignation
The council is expected Wednesday to discuss appointing Assistant City Manager Bill Post as interim city manager until a search for a new manager is launched and a candidate hired to succeed Steve Daly, who resigned abruptly last week.
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More than a dozen central Maine projects receive funding in federal budget
The federal budget, approved by Congress last week and expected to go to President Joe Biden for his signature this week, includes funding for local projects ranging from the Colonial Theater in Augusta to a fire station in North Anson.
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Bowdoin man summoned after pickup truck hits Waterville apartment building
Police say the Dodge pickup was traveling at high speed Monday night on College Avenue when it left the road, snapped off a utility pole and crashed into the apartment building, causing what the building owner says is tens of thousands of dollars of damage.
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Maine Connections Academy names Pittston teen STAR student of month
SCARBOROUGH — Maine Connections Academy has selected Gracie Laverdiere, a ninth-grade student from Pittston, as its December STAR student of the month. The STAR Student recognition is awarded to a Maine Connections Academy scholar who represents the school’s values and spirit. Laverdiere is no stranger to traveling. She frequently spends days at a time on […]
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Erskine Academy names National Merit Scholarship student
Erskine Academy recently announced that Malachi Lowery, son of Holly Hilton of Vassalboro, has been named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Lowery is among approximately 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although Lowery will not continue in the 2023 competition for National Merit […]
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Sisters are doing it for themselves: Fundraising underway for Saint Joseph’s Nature Sanctuary
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon, a Roman Catholic convent in Winslow, are looking to their legacy. They have partnered with local horticulturalists to transform four acres along the Sebasticook River into a nature sanctuary, and have raised $20,000 toward their $36,000 goal.
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Cornville man, 24, killed in single-vehicle crash, police say
Israel Parsons died Saturday night on Molunkus Road in Cornville, according to officials.
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Waterville Area Soup Kitchen serves first Christmas meal at new location
Volunteers at the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen welcome members of the community to the organization’s first Christmas lunch at The Lighthouse.
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Power restored to most customers in central Maine in wake of storm
Electricity was restored to nearly everyone in Kennebec County by Christmas Day after a weekend storm brought heavy rain and wind gusts that left about 300,000 customers in the dark across the state.