The Waterville Planning Board says a proposed events center in the residential neighborhood would have to close at 9 p.m. and have no alcohol on site.
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Waterville officials declare health emergency, launch media campaign to combat browntail moth caterpillar infestation
The city is posting notices at parks and playgrounds and on city websites and Facebook pages to inform people of the health hazards of browntail moth caterpillars.
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Waterville council to consider municipal pool fee increases at special meeting
The City Council on Tuesday also is scheduled to ask department heads about their proposed budgets for fiscal year 2022.
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Central Maine school districts dismiss students early over sweltering heat, mask mandate
Temperatures are expected to climb into the low 90s Monday and Tuesday in the waning days of school for some local districts.
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Waterville officials declare public emergency from browntail moth, seek experts to help
The Waterville City Council held an emergency meeting Friday night to declare a public health emergency due to the citywide infestation of browntail moth caterpillars which are causing people to break out in severe rashes and have respiratory problems.
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Amy Calder: Bossov Ballet Theatre a treasure
If ever there were a more deserving recipient of a new performing arts center, it is the Bossov Ballet Theatre at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville City Council delays decision on increasing pool fees
Council Chairman Erik Thomas, D-Ward 7, says the city has spent much money on the pool, and the annual debt service on it is $60,000 for the next 20 years. The pool has to move more in the direction of supporting itself, according to Thomas.
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Browntail moths ‘like the virus’ in Waterville, council seek ways to combat infestation
“We have a real problem right now in Waterville and we need to get on top of it,” City Councilor Thomas Klepach said.
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Waterville board to once again consider controversial plans to turn former church into events center
The Waterville Planning Board at its last meeting May 17 postponed voting on rezoning 72 Pleasant St. so Sacred Heart Catholic Church can be turned into an events center.
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Suspect in Waterville murder shot man over late car ride, new documents allege
A recently unsealed police affidavit follows a trail of evidence to Jashaun Lipscombe of New York City who, according to witnesses, shot Joseph Tracy in Waterville because Tracy was late in picking him up to give him a ride to Bangor.