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25th Maine International Film Festival scheduled for July in Waterville, Skowhegan

by Amy Calder March 27, 2022March 27, 2022

The festival, known as MIFF and scheduled to run from July 8 to 17, typically attracts thousands of film enthusiasts to central Maine.

Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News

Waterville man planned ISIS-inspired attack on Chicago mosque, FBI says

by Evan W. Houk March 26, 2022March 26, 2022

A recently unsealed declaration by an FBI special agent details an apparent ISIS-inspired plot involving a Waterville man and two other teens to murder all the adults in a Chicago mosque during “spring break.”

Amy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Amy Calder: Young Waterville-area swimmers head to nationals

March 25, 2022March 30, 2022

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.

Community, Morning Sentinel

Waterville arts center to hold upcycled fashion show

March 25, 2022March 23, 2022

WATERVILLE — People can join participants from Kim Bernard’s Upcycled Wearables Workshops to create upcycled looks and debut them on the runway during First Friday at Greene Block + Studios. The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday, April 1, at 18 Main St. Those who attend can bring their own materials or pull from […]

Community

Short film submissions by K-12 students sought for festival

March 25, 2022March 21, 2022

The 44th annual Maine Student Film + Video Festival is accepting submissions until June 15. All Maine students in grades K-12 are eligible to enter for free. Films will be judged by category: Narrative, Documentary, and Creative (animated, experimental, etc.), and by age group: Grades K-5, 6-8 and 9-12, according to a news release from […]

Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel

Hartland man sentenced for police shootout that left Waterville officer wounded

by Taylor Abbott Morning Sentinel March 24, 2022March 25, 2022

Richard Murray-Burns was sentenced Thursday in a Skowhegan courtroom to a term amounting to 30 years in prison for the 2019 shooting in which dozens of rounds of gunfire were exchanged during a police chase.

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Associations laud Waterville schools’ visual, performing arts chair

March 22, 2022March 15, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Waterville Senior High School’s Susan Barre is one of 45 people selected this year to receive Outstanding Educator Awards from the National Federation of State High School Association Music Association and the NFHS Speech/Debate/Theatre/Academics Association. In addition to earning numerous awards and honors, Barre has transformed Waterville schools’ music program to one […]