The former Red Sox reliever coaches a youth baseball clinic in Waterville.
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Observers say trends in school, child care point to growing demand for early education in central Maine
A new childcare facility in Winslow and a surge of kindergarten enrollment in Winslow are among the signs that more families with young children are seeking services in the Waterville-Winslow area.
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Father-son pair charged with drug trafficking after arrest in Waterville
Authorities estimate that the street value of all the drugs found in the men’s possession totals more than $15,000, according to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.
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Police: Man shot in chest with pellet gun at Waterville park
Frank Pelletier has been charged with reckless conduct after allegedly shooting Michael McFarland while McFarland rode his bike along the Riverwalk at Head of Falls, police said.
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As ‘Tango’ garners small audience, vocal protesters, Maine Film Center disavows choice of showing
Maine Film Center directors Mike Perreault and Jessica Shoudy made their disapproval of the screening of Bernardo Bertolucci’s ‘Last Tango in Paris’ public in a statement released Wednesday.
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Maine International Film Festival showing of ‘Tango’ draws outcry over sexual assault scene
A former Waterville mayor, Karen Heck, plans to pass out informational packets at the film’s Wednesday night screening to give potential viewers a wider scope of the controversy attached to the production.
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Maine International Film Festival to kick off Friday in Waterville
The 22nd annual festival, which takes place July 12-21 at Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House, will include films, workshops, receptions and parties for film enthusiasts to interact with writers, directors, producers and actors.
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Waterville’s Maine International Film Festival announces opening night film, achievement award winner
The 22nd annual festival that runs July 12-21 will open with “Blow the Man Down,” a movie made in Maine with a mix of “dark humor, suspense, saltiness,” according to organizers.
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Attorneys argue over Maine ban on public funding of religious schools
The lawsuit questions why districts can pay tuition to outside public and private schools, but are barred from paying public funding to religious schools.
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Maine’s styrofoam ban met with mixed response from Waterville-area businesses
The law, effective Jan. 2021, could increase prices, but it brings a sense of job security to over 500 employees at the Huhtamaki paper products plant.