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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Waterville council votes to join state partnership in protecting city against climate change
The City Council on Tuesday took a first step to prepare for a plan to reduce carbon emissions, transition to clean energy and become more resilient to climate change by adopting a resolution to partner with the state on a climate action plan called Maine Won't Wait.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2022
Reporting Aside: After wave of grief, Waterville woman urges others to ‘reach out to the people that love you’
Denise Dutil looks forward to the day the new skatepark at Green Street Park in Waterville's South End bears the name of her son, Dave Dutil Jr., who died by suicide in 2016, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2022
Reporting Aside: No task is too tall or pie in the sky for these two civic-minded stalwarts
Peter Garrett of Winslow and Nancy Williams of Waterville have been working for about a year to develop plans for a scenic gravel trail that would meander through Waterville's South End along the Kennebec River and include a park adjacent to the water, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedApril 6, 2022
Waterville council votes to spend $343,000 on ambulance and equipment
Fire Chief Shawn Esler told city councilors Tuesday that there's a need for a third ambulance, explaining that there was a dramatic increase in calls for ambulance service in the first three months of the year as compared to the same period last year.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
Amy Calder: Young Waterville-area swimmers head to nationals
The Waterville Area YMCA's Mid-Maine Dolphins team will go to Florida next month to compete against others from across the country, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2022
Waterville to spend up to $135,000 on South End skatepark
Skatepark at Green Street Park to be a hybrid of sorts so riders on bicycles and skateboards can use it.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Waterville board approves $15.8 million Kennebec Water District complex plans
The new 20,000-square-foot building on Drummond Avenue would house Kennebec Water District's business office, which currently is on Cool Street, and its operations center, which now is on South Street.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2022
Waterville Planning Board to consider additions to school, water district building
Officials are expected to request a final plan review for a 5,000-square-foot classroom addition to George J. Mitchell School.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2021
Tech startups, including a company co-founded by a Waterville man, benefits from rising interest in outdoor activities
Investors, entrepreneurs and outdoor industry professionals have taken notice of the growing interest in the outdoor activities and the new technology-driven ways people are connecting with it.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2021
Kennebec River in Waterville, Winslow quietly becomes destination spot for anglers, nature lovers
The river, once known for its foul water, has transformed to become a recreational gem just a stone's throw from downtown Waterville, Maine guides and others say.
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