WATERVILLE (AP) — Police in Waterville are looking for a woman they say ignored employees trying to stop her and walked out of a supermarket with about $200 worth of food. Sgt. Brian Gardiner said the woman pushed the laden grocery cart out of the Hannaford store at about 4:15 p.m. Monday. He said workers […]
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Waterville man recovering at Boston hospital after accidentally shooting part of his face off
WATERVILLE — A 31-year-old man is recovering at a Boston hospital after accidentally shooting part of his face off with a rifle Wednesday night, according to police. Dale Poulin of Waterville and two of his friends were exchanging hunting stories at a College Avenue apartment when the incident occurred, according to Waterville police Chief Joseph […]
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Wife defeats husband in Waterville election
WATERVILLE (AP) — A Waterville woman has beaten her husband in an election they say was more about being involved in their community than about partisan politics. The Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1cQIXpj ) reported that Democrat Jennifer Johnson won the Ward 1 warden position over Republican David Johnson on Tuesday by a 127-76 margin. They were […]
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Group tries contacting murder victim’s spirit
WATERVILLE — A group of Mainers is spending time at a Waterville cemetery in hopes of making contact with the spirit of man a murdered in 1847. Members of Paranormal Research and Extermination spent a recent night at Pine Grove Cemetery attempting to contact the spirit of Edward E. Mathews, a wealthy cattle dealer who […]
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Police: Maine inmate orchestrated drug trafficking
WATERVILLE (AP) — A Maine inmate is facing new felony drug charges after police say he coordinated drug trafficking in Waterville from jail. Three other people also have been arrested. Thirty-one-year-old Mark Hilliard, of Bronx, N.Y., was charged Friday with illegal importation and conspiracy and aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs. Based on a tip, police […]
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NY man sentenced to 10 years for selling drugs in Waterville
PORTLAND — A New York man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for his role in trafficking drugs in Maine. Havier Olmo, 30, was sentenced in the Cumberland County Courthouse for the Kennebec County Superior Court case. He also must pay a $2,000 fine, according to Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney. Olmo […]
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Waterville man indicted in Walmart theft case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury has indicted a Waterville man accused of stealing $1,500 in merchandise from a local Walmart on Aug. 3. Lee Wurzel, 29, was charged Wednesday with felony theft. Farmington police had released a photo of Wurzel to the media that showed him with two shopping carts filled with merchandise […]
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Bus full of partying Colby students stopped in Oakland
OAKLAND (AP) — Nearly two dozen college students have been summoned to court to face underage drinking charges after the bus driving them home from a party was pulled over for speeding. Police say the bus packed with students from Colby College in Waterville was stopped at about 1 a.m. Sunday in Oakland. Sgt. Tracey […]
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Roland “Jigger” Giguere
1942 – 2013 BIDDEFORD — Roland G. “Jigger” Giguere, 71, passed away on Monday, Sept. 30, at Southridge Rehabilitation and Living Center in Biddeford. He was born in Waterville on Feb. 12, 1942, a son of Gerard and Charlotte (LeClair) Giguere. Roland was a 1961 graduate of Waterville High School. He managed Ware-Butler Lumber Co. […]
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Waterville Housing Authority fights bedbugs
WATERVILLE — Waterville Housing Authority officials say they’re taking proper measures to control a bedbug infestation at an authority apartment complex, but residents say not enough is being done. Authority executive director Diane Townsend said the parasites have been found in two apartments in the 27-unit complex on Louise Avenue. She told the Morning Sentinel […]