After receiving three vaccinations, Amy Calder writes that she was feeling lousy and had her Tylenol at the ready for pain relief, but did her longtime cat Bitsy get to it first?
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GrowSmart Maine’s 2023 summit set for Waterville Oct. 19
GrowSmart Maine’s annual summit is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. It takes place at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St., adjacent to the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center. The focus of this year’s summit is “Creating Places for Connecting People.” The recent public health crisis of loneliness and one’s […]
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Waterville Senior High School students receive academic honors
Five Waterville Senior High School students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. The students were awarded recognition for superior academic performance with a National Rural and Small Town Award. They included Alice Willette, class of 2024, George Taylor, 2025; Kaethe Rice, 2025; Leo Koch, 2024; and Marianne Renaud, 2024. These […]
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Waterville City Council urged to take action as need for food grows
An administrator for the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen told the council Tuesday the kitchen is serving 250 to 300 meals a day and demand for food is growing.
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Longtime head of Delta Ambulance in central Maine to leave post next month
Tim Beals, 64, who has been executive director of Delta for 27 years, said he will remain affiliated with the nonprofit organization in an advisory role and as part of its training center.
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Waterville City Council OKs community paramedicine pilot project
The council is moving to accept a $100,000 state grant to help fund a program that would provide some health care services to people who live on the streets, have a substance abuse disorder or other problems.
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Nonprofits to offer training for hospice, bereavement volunteers in Waterville
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area and Hospice Volunteers of Kennebec Valley plan to offer a collaborative 25-hour volunteer training. The training is for those interested in non-medical comfort care for individuals and family members in hospice, as well as those interested in facilitating adult bereavement support groups, according to a news release from Jillian Roy […]
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Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Diane Bishop and Ken Harvey finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the Sept. 26 duplicate bridge session. Dick Quinlan and Wilma Pouliot came in second, with Natasha Rosenbaum and Nancy Nesbit, third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St.; […]
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Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Natasha Rosenbaum and Nancy Nesbit were the first place finishers on Sept. 19 at Elm City Duplicate Bridge, followed by Jeannie Reilling and Lynne Kerschner, second; and Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop, third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St.; new players are welcome. […]
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Central Maine nonprofits teach children about the outdoors at annual MaineFest in Augusta
The event took place Saturday and organizers expected around 300 participants.