City officials and residents say the old vacant building at 6 Main Place that years ago housed the Waterville Boys & Girls Club has been unsafe and has caused the city many headaches.
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Feds freeze community paramedicine funding across Maine
Waterville, Topsham and Portland’s programs lost funding after grants were terminated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Proposal for passenger rail to Bangor loses steam in committee
The Legislature’s transportation committee says LD 487 ‘ought not to pass,’ especially without assured funding from the Trump administration.
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Farmers markets are open. Here are some to visit around central and western Maine.
Here is a partial list of area markets open on designated days.
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As Jared Golden speaks at private Colby event, protesters demand accountability
While U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-2nd District, spoke at a private Colby College event Wednesday about his desire to engage voters, protesters along upper Main Street in Waterville criticized him and others for failing to hold town hall meetings.
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Health care providers scramble to help patients of closing Waterville hospital
Northern Light official says most of Inland primary care patients will be able to stay with their provider as the company moves closer to closing its Waterville hospital in June.
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Federal cuts leave Maine food pantries with empty shelves and more need than ever
Overcoming federal cuts in food assistance will be a challenge for food pantries, and could be an insurmountable task for smaller organizations that serve especially vulnerable populations, hunger prevention advocates say.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Politics
Early into President Trump’s 2nd term, supporters in Maine say ‘So far, so good.’
New polling found near-unanimous support for the president among Maine Republicans, although some Trump voters say recent scandals and leaks are giving them cause for concern.
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Waterville ‘Tesla Takedown’ protest targets Elon Musk, Trump
More than 60 people from around central Maine stood in the snow Saturday at a Tesla charging station off Main Street at Elm Plaza to protest Elon Musk’s gutting of the federal government and firing of thousands of workers.
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Maine Senate confirms economic development commissioner
Michael Duguay was sworn in as the head of the Department of Economic and Community Development.