WATERVILLE — Bolley’s Famous Franks made a change in late June that has left some customers feeling heated. What has them so worked up? The College Avenue icon’s decision to switch from crinkle-cut to straight-cut french fries. Recently, though, the outrage regarding the change made by owners Leslie and Jim Parsons has escalated. Jim Parsons […]
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Waterville man, 52, killed in early morning crash in Winslow
WINSLOW — A Waterville man died early Sunday in a one-car crash on Augusta Road that left two others — including an infant — with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Gabriel Stuart, 52, was pronounced dead at about 12:39 a.m. at the scene of the crash, Winslow Police Chief Shawn O’Leary said. Winslow police […]
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Waterville police respond to report of cat with arrow in back
WATERVILLE — Police were called to Water Street Monday afternoon for a report of a cat with an arrow in its back, but the animal took off before an officer could capture it. Waterville Police Department Deputy Chief Bill Bonney said the report came in around 1 p.m. Monday. “When the officer got on scene, […]
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UMF Fitness Center director dies
FARMINGTON — Jim Toner, the director of the University of Maine at Farmington’s Fitness and Recreation Center and a former director of both parks and recreation and public works in Waterville, died Monday of cancer. Toner, 59, served as director of the Fitness and Recreation Center, or FRC, since 2006 and was the founder of […]
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MIFF kicked off 10-day event Friday to packed audience
WATERVILLE — The 21st annual Maine International Film Festival kicked off Friday night with a screening of “The Bookshop” before a packed audience at the Opera House. The 10-day festival, which tends to bring over 10,000 people to the city for a variety of film screenings and demonstrations, shifts back and forth between the Opera […]
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Award-winning GMO documentary premieres at MIFF
WATERVILLE — “Modified,” an award-winning new documentary that follows a poignant mother-daughter investigative journey into the controversial world of genetically modified foods (GMOs), will have its premiere at the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) this month. The film screens at Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville on Sunday, July 15 and at the Waterville Opera House […]
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Atlantic Music Festival showcases emerging talent
WATERVILLE — The 10th annual Atlantic Music Festival kicked off Saturday with a concert debuting new chamber music from emerging composers at Lorimer Chapel on the Colby College campus in Watervile. Guests attending the free afternoon concert were treated to 16 original pieces, the first being “Parallel Lines” from composer Xiangyu Zhou and a quintet […]
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Water district manager won’t drink Waterville’s 'safe' brown water
WATERVILLE — The general manager of the Kennebec Water District says he wouldn’t drink the brown, discolored water coming out of area faucets either. Roger Crouse said that he was not advocating for residents to drink the murky tap water — which is related to a break in a water main located beneath Messalonskee Stream […]
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Kennebec Water District says brown water is safe for Waterville area residents to drink
WATERVILLE — The brown, discolored water coming out of the faucets and shower heads of some area residents — which is related to a break in a water main located beneath Messalonskee Stream — is safe to drink, an official from the Kennebec Water District said Tuesday morning. The break in the pipe, which is located near […]
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'More fun than a marathon': Trekkers complete day 2
WATERVILLE — Cory Lathrop of Sidney sat down to a couple of slices of pepperoni pizza and chocolate milk Saturday afternoon after completing the second 60-mile leg of the Trek Across Maine bicycle ride. The 49-year-old said the weather was perfect for a four- to five-hour bike ride from the University of Maine at Farmington to the […]