Police Officer Ryan Dinsmore, the department’s canine officer, named the dog Riggs, and the pair will take a 14-week training course at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy starting next month and be ready for service in June.
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Strong winds cut power to thousands in central Maine
Utility crews work through Tuesday and Wednesday nights to make repairs and restore power to customers by Thursday morning.
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Waterville man, 18, planned to use explosives for ‘mass murder’ at Chicago mosque, federal prosecutors say
The Council on American-Islamic Relations calls for hate crime charges against Xavier Pelkey.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Mother of Ayla Reynolds alleges in new documents adults tried to ‘clean up’ blood from dead child in Waterville home
Trista Reynolds, Ayla Reynolds’ mother, has filed documents that would amend and expand the scope of the wrongful death lawsuit based on newly obtained police evidence.
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Thomas Cup to be held in person on Waterville campus
WATERVILLE — This year the Thomas Cup, a competition held annually that engages Maine high school students in various technology and innovation challenges, is to be held in person after being held virtually last year, according to a news release from Thomas College. The Thomas Cup is scheduled for Friday, March 18, overnight into Saturday, […]
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FBI arrests Waterville man and seizes ‘handmade explosive devices’ from apartment
Three devices found in the apartment Friday were fireworks bundled together along with staples, pins and thumbtacks that were meant to be “shrapnel” when they were detonated, according to a criminal complaint.
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It may take awhile for your pet to receive care as burnout, staffing shortages bog down vet clinics
Many clinics and animal hospitals in central Maine have delays in seeing customers or are not taking on new ones as the pandemic and other factors make it difficult to retain staff.
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Feeling put out by potholes? You’re not alone
Public works directors in central Maine say the problem with potholes isn’t any worse these days than in past years, just don’t tell that to drivers shelling out hundreds of dollars for repairs.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Federal agents respond to Waterville building as part of ongoing investigation
Few details were released by authorities Friday after FBI agents were seen on Front Street near the intersection with Union Street.
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Fire at former Waterville Boys & Girls Club deemed suspicious, authorities say
The fire Tuesday at the former club at 6 Main Place was quickly extinguished but filled the large building with smoke.