The $18 Million Paul J. Schupf Art Center is Colby College’s latest investment in the arts and the city.
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Central Maine shakes off the first big storm of the season
Central Maine Power crews were expected to continue work restoring power to customers across central and southern Maine Saturday and Sunday as a slow-moving nor’easter lumbers out of northern New England, dumping nearly 2 feet of snow in some interior regions.
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Temple Beth El congregation returns to in-person Hanukkah celebrations with Sunday’s party
This year marks the return to an in-person event for Temple Beth El with games, songs and food, after two years of pandemic-driven adaptations for the annual celebration.
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It’s official: Paul J. Schupf Art Center opens to public
The opening of the $18 million center, which included a preview reception Friday and a “Joy to the Ville” opening day event on Saturday in Waterville, drew a supportive crowd despite a major snowstorm across central Maine.
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Photos: The construction of Waterville’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center
Saturday was the opening of the $18 million Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville and a day-long series of events were planned for families. Construction of the center lasted about a year and a half in the heart of downtown and the center is seen as a landmark destination for years to come featuring a variety of art and cultural offerings.
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Authority that operates FirstPark business center rejects Rome’s request to withdraw as member
The Kennebec Regional Development Authority’s general assembly convened Thursday and denied Rome’s withdrawal from the organization and its affiliate, FirstPark in Oakland.
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Hallowell City Council approves comprehensive plan
The plan, expected to guide the city’s actions over the next decade, outlines goals to add affordable housing, increase downtown accessibility for older residents, reuse city-owned buildings and create a “Kennebec arts corridor” with nearby communities.
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Week In Photos Dec. 9-16, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Eleven years after disappearance of Ayla Reynolds, wrongful death suit, police probe continue
Ayla was reported missing Dec. 17, 2011, by her father, Justin DiPietro, from her grandmother’s Violette Avenue home in Waterville, launching the most costly state police investigation in Maine history, and she has never been found.
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Nor’easter causes school closures in central Maine as region braces for large amounts of snow
The Augusta, Waterville and Skowhegan areas are expected to get 8 to 12 inches of snow by Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.