An ongoing lack of available affordable housing is making it hard for homeless people to leave what was meant to be a temporary shelter.
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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.
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Waterville issues parking bans for Jan. 29-30
Waterville Public Works is implementing a city-wide winter parking ban from noon Saturday, Jan. 29, through 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 30. The department also is implementing a downtown winter parking ban. The Concourse and downtown must be kept clear of parking from midnight to 6 a.m. Sunday and Monday, Jan. 30 and 31, to allow […]
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.
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Local students make Massachusetts college dean’s list
FRANKLIN, Mass. — Two local students, Zoe Derosby of Waterville and Madeline Fenlason of Winthrop, have earned a place on the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Dean College.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Waterville shelter to host ‘From Love to Litter’ fundraiser
Humane Society Waterville Area invites the public to make a donation of $5 or more during February for its second annual “From Love to Litter” fundraiser, and watch an ex’s name get placed into cat’s litter boxes at the shelter. People can participate by stopping by the shelter, mailing a check to 100 Webb Road, […]
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NY college names local students to dean’s list
CLINTON, N.Y. — Two local students were named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Hamilton College. The are Mackenzie Burton of Oakland, a senior majoring in psychology, who is a graduate of Messalonskee High School in Oakland; and Charles Haberstock of Waterville, a first-year student, and a graduate of Waterville Senior High School. […]
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Central Maine poised for largest snowfall amounts this season with Saturday storm
The National Weather Service in Gray issued a winter storm watch for the central Maine area from 7 a.m. Saturday until 9 a.m. Sunday.
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Waterville academy to celebrate Catholic Schools Week
WATERVILLE — Mount Merici Academy plans to hold Catholic Schools Week from Monday through Saturday, Jan. 30-Feb. 5. During the week, the students will bring in non-perishable items to be donated to the food bank at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter on Colby Street in Waterville. The shelter’s offerings include emergency shelter and resources, guidance on […]
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Repairs completed after severed cable led to phone, internet outage in Waterville
A spokeswoman for Consolidated Communications said service was expected to be returned to all customers Wednesday after a work crew for another company mistakenly severed the underground cable on Jan. 10.