Councilors are scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Elm at 21 College Ave. Members of the public can view or take part in the meeting virtually via links on the city’s website — www.waterville-me.gov.
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Fairfield eyes $40 million water expansion to help residents with contaminated wells
Project would expand the Kennebec Water District’s lines across Fairfield to reach those with land tainted by ‘forever chemicals.’
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Winter’s heaviest snowfall so far, wind gusts, blast through central Maine
Cold temperatures, heavy winds and snow kept many area residents inside Saturday, and off roads.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Fitness entrepreneurs invest in Augusta as pandemic gym routines hit their stride
Fitness companies All Out Fitness and Planet Fitness are betting that people will return to the gym in pre-pandemic numbers as they expand in Augusta.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Temporary shelter for homeless set to move from Waterville to Augusta hotel
An ongoing lack of available affordable housing is making it hard for homeless people to leave what was meant to be a temporary shelter.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Snowfall estimates creep up for central Maine as nor’easter’s track leans farther inland
The snow will fall at a rate of 1 to 3 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service, and will start mid-morning Saturday.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Madison moves forward with change in the way sheriff’s office patrols town
The Select Board gave the OK to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster to develop more accurate budget numbers for a new policing model that would include assigning deputies to two-week shifts in Madison.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Jan. 21-28, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State
Amy Calder: Too many online orders and packages have you feeling boxed in?
Boxes, once scarce for wrapping gifts and sending packages, now are everywhere, sending delivery people and mail carriers scurrying up and down streets every day, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Proposed site of new Benton school wins residents’ backing
Plans call for Maine School Administrative District 49 to build school off Neck Road, near Benton Elementary School.