Skowhegan River Park Committee announces Franklin Savings Bank has committed to help fund the project, which is expected to begin construction in about a year.
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Weekend event to recognize store that was downtown Waterville landmark
Plaque to be unveiled Sunday at the new Levine’s Park, adjacent to the Lockwood Hotel at 9 Main St., to celebrate the former Levine’s clothing store that operated for more than a century before closing in the 1990s.
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Fire destroys house, garage and two campers in Palmyra
Chief Charles Gould of the Hartland Fire Department says no one was injured in the incident, but firefighters were hampered because they did not have enough manpower, a common issue in the region for volunteer departments.
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Albion resident to serve Maine Elks Association
Thousands of members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America and guests gathered from July 3-6 for the BPO Elks National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. During the convention, David A. Hammond of Albion was installed as district deputy for the BPO Elks for lodges in the Central District […]
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Unity officials review Fire Department’s operations following allegations of misused fire trucks
Selectmen say fire chief should not have taken the department’s ladder truck to a neighboring town for a Fourth of July parade or used a tanker truck to fill his swimming pool.
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Clinton town manager says she will retire in the fall
Earla Haggerty has been the town’s top administrator for four years and says she is proud of efforts by town staff to modernize municipal operations.
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Death of man whose body found outside Waterville apartment building not suspicious, police say
Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey identified the man found dead on the steps of an Oak Street apartment building early Monday as Ivory Shoulders, 36.
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Waterville Planning Board debates plans for 24-lot subdivision that would require ordinance changes
Developer Kevin Violette tells board that for his project to work, some modifications would have to be made to a city ordinance regarding subdivisions.
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Two adults, 5 minors charged following weekend vandalism at Oakland schools, police say
Those taken into custody face charges of burglary, aggravated criminal mischief and criminal mischief after damage was found either in or around Messalonskee High School and two other nearby schools.
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Former employees of LaVerdiere’s Super Drug to gather for reunion
The ex-workers will meet Saturday in Winslow to mark what would have been the Waterville-based company’s 100th anniversary.