WATERVILLE — The death of a 92-year-old man found in his home Friday by a relative is under investigation as suspicious, police said. Aurele Fecteau was found by a relative and his wife and may have been dead a day or two, according to Lt. Christopher Coleman, commander of the Maine State Police Major Crimes […]
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Robbed Maine man gets back wallet, life savings
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man who was robbed while his wallet contained his life savings in February has recovered his money. Edward Cook told police he had been robbed in his North Street home and hit on the head by someone who took his wallet, which contained $3,050. Police found the wallet and the money […]
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Great-grandmother celebrates Mother’s Day, 80th birthday, by skydiving for the first time
WATERVILLE (AP) — An 80-year-old mother of seven from Waterville has fulfilled a nearly two-decade old dream by skydiving. Marjorie Bell leaped out of an airplane and with the help of a tandem skydiver floated 10,000 feet to the ground on Mother’s Day, one day after her birthday. Bell said she “never felt so free.” […]
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Waterville woman, 80, goes skydiving on Mother’s Day
WATERVILLE (AP) — An 80-year-old mother of seven from Waterville has fulfilled a nearly two-decade old dream by skydiving. Marjorie Bell leaped out of an airplane and with the help of a tandem skydiver floated 10,000 feet to the ground on Mother’s Day, one day after her birthday. Bell told the Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1mNO5Dv) that […]
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Dixfield selectmen discuss future of $1.8 million water, sewer, drainage project
DIXFIELD — Selectmen on Monday discussed their options for a $1.8 million upgrade to water, sewer and drainage systems on six streets in light of the fact that it did not get a $500,000 grant for it. Interim Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky said at the annual town meeting April 24 that the town was denied […]
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Carline Maroon
1964 – 2014 LEWISTON — Carline Maroon, 49, of Lisbon, passed away peacefully Friday morning at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was courageous and brave, and from the beginning, accepted her battle against cancer with dignity and fortitude. She was born on May 25, 1964, in Van Buren, a daughter of Joseph G. Sanipas Sr. and […]
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French fries get extra crispy when truck catches fire in parking lot
WATERVILLE— Bring on the ketchup: A tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of french fries caught fire in a Wal-Mart parking lot in the Maine city of Waterville. The city’s fire chief says overheated brakes were the suspected cause of the blaze night blaze in the middle of the busy parking lot. The driver said he pulled […]
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Dogs left at Waterville shelter with porcupine quills in mouths
WATERVILLE (AP) — Two dogs are recovering after they were left at a Maine animal shelter with their mouths full of porcupine quills. The Humane Society Waterville Area shelter says the dogs, a Great Dane and a terrier, were found with a note Wednesday morning saying, “Couldn’t afford them. Family is extremely heartbroken.” The dogs […]
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Role of books in digital age debated at Colby College
WATERVILLE (AP) — A debate is brewing at Colby College over the role of books in the digital age. Thousands of volumes from the Waterville school’s Miller Library have been moved to off-campus storage as part of a $12.3 million renovation project. The books moved amount to about 40 percent of the collection. Places once […]
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Man arrested in connection with robbery at Bangor Savings Bank in Waterville
WATERVILLE — A daylong manhunt for a bank robber Friday concluded with the arrest of a Thomaston man, according to police. David Alvarez, 28, is facing multiple charges in connection with the holdup of Bangor Savings Bank on Main Street, Waterville Deputy Chief Charles Rumsey said. The robbery, which was reported at 9 a.m., prompted […]