A Humane Society Waterville Area spokesperson says the state inspected the shelter at the board of directors’ request and found overpopulation, sick animals and procedural deficiencies.
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Skydiving company takes off in first months at Waterville airport
Vacationland Skydiving is now taking people 10,000 feet above the Robert LaFleur Airport after a delayed opening during the pandemic.
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Somerville, Rumford-area school districts to split nearly $100,000 USDA grant for food programs
Regional School Unit 12 will use funds to make its locally sourced food programs more sustainable, while Regional School Unit 10 is hoping to strengthen its efforts to bring healthy meals to students.
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Vassalboro man who allegedly stole ashes, geckos, indicted on domestic violence, burglary charges
A Kennebec County grand jury handed up indictments July 22 and 23.
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Meals on Wheels volunteer lauded for 25 years of service
Spectrum Generations staff recently recognized Virginia “Ginny” Foster, a Winthrop resident, for her 25th anniversary as a Meals on Wheels volunteer. Foster retired from her position with the Winthrop School Department in 1996 and became a full-time volunteer. At 87, she picks up meals at the Cohen Center in Waterville and delivers them to the […]
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Thomas College won’t require students, faculty, staff to be vaccinated
The college said Thursday those who are not vaccinated must follow safety protocols, including wearing masks, at the Waterville campus.
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Sanford man ends decadelong dispute with Waterville Christian school after paying court-ordered legal fees
Tim White pays $6,065 in legal fees Wednesday to the law firm representing Temple Academy. He also pledges he ‘will never picket them again.’
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Waterville mayor says he’s ‘extremely thankful,’ hasn’t decided yet whether to resign
At the end of Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Mayor Jay Coelho thanked councilors and city officials and said he had not yet made a decision about whether to resign due to serious health issues.
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Waterville program offers child abuse prevention training
WATERVILLE — Child abuse prevention councils across the state are working together to provide training. Kennebec Valley Community Action Program’s Family Enrichment Councils are joining other councils to provide the Front Porch Project of Maine. The Maine Children’s Trust has collaborated with the network of prevention councils in every county to deliver the Front Porch […]
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Waterville mayor discloses serious health issue, considers resigning from office
Mayor Jay Coelho wrote Monday in an email he spent a week in an intensive care unit after having been taken by a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to the hospital to be treated for a heart condition.