Downtown Waterville to be home to $18 million complex, expected to open in fall 2022.
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Augusta eyes drug-treatment referral program as Waterville chief touts local response to opioid epidemic
Waterville’s Operation HOPE provides access, transportation, to referrals to substance-use disorder treatment centers, and Augusta city officials are interested in establishing those services in Maine’s capital city as well.
Waterville school panel to review hiring policy in wake of administrative transfer debate
The Waterville Board of Education’s policy committee will meet Thursday to discuss the schools’ administrative hiring policy, after some members objected to Superintendent Eric Haley’s making transfers without receiving approval.
Colby College receives $1.5 million donation for arts, athletics facilities
The donation by Kate Lucier O’Neil, a 1985 Colby graduate, and her husband, Ford E. O’Neil, will help fund the college’s Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center and the forthcoming Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts.
Work to start Monday on new $18 million Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville
The Paul J. Schupf Art Center on Main Street plans to include movie cinemas, a gallery and studio rooms, a gathering space and cafe and a box office.
Amy Calder: Helping to beautify the world
Claire Prontnicki, 64, of Waterville does her part by collecting trash along the streets, volunteering at the library and training to be a hospice volunteer.
Downtown Waterville Wi-Fi reaches 500,000 users as revitalization continues
The Central Maine Growth Council announced more than 500,000 users have logged on since its August 2018 inception.
Two injured as motorcycle, car collide in Waterville Tuesday
A motorcycle carrying two people and a car collided at the intersection of Summer and Grove streets.
From first spray of snow to the last stride at Quarry Road in Waterville
Snow guns saved the winter for central Mainers. The third warmest winter on record and continued drought like conditions made Quarry Road the only Nordic ski area to have snow from December 2020 through January and February and into the first few days of a sunny, warm spring.
Waterville chamber seeks applicants for 4-year scholarship
The Joseph B. Ezhaya Scholarship is awarded annually for all four years to a recipient upon successful completion of his/her first semester of college with a 2.0 GPA or better.