LEWISTON — Andrew Roderigue was on the giving end all night for Waterville. On the game-winning goal, he finally got his chance to receive a pass, and didn’t waste the opportunity. Roderigue gathered a point-to-point pass, wheeled and fired a shot from the right side that eluded Yarmouth goalie Dan Latham, lifting the Purple Panthers […]
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Class B boys’ hockey state championship: Waterville, Yarmouth fight to get back on top
Players to Watch: Waterville — Jr. D Andrew Roderigue, Jr. F Jackson Aldrich, Sr. F Michael Oliveira, Jr. G Nathan Pinnette; Yarmouth — Sr. D Walter Conrad, Sr. F Patrick Grant, Jr. F Bill Jacobs, Soph. G Dan Latham. Matchup: Once a Class A power, Waterville was the best team in Class B this year […]
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Waterville police chief: ‘Citizens should arm themselves’
WATERVILLE (WGME) — After a 73-year-old woman was brutally attacked in Waterville, the city’s police chief is suggesting people arm themselves for protection. Over the weekend, investigators say 32-year-old Mark Halle broke into the victim’s home, beat her and sexually assaulted her at gunpoint. Police say Halle covered her face with a pillowcase and attacked […]
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Boys hockey: Longtime coach Norm Gagne second to none in Maine
Pacing atop the 8-inch-wide bench behind his red-black-and-white-clad Scarborough Red Storm skaters, Norm Gagne’s thick rasp echoed off the boards. “Dump it and change!” “Skate!” “Noooo!” His voice trailed off, but it was still audible. And unmistakable. For nearly 42 seasons Gagne’s voice has bounced off many boards, ice surfaces and locker room walls. On […]
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Waterville man dies in mobile home fire
WATERVILLE — Police say a 60-year-old man died in a Waterville mobile home fire that is still under investigation. Firefighters found David Chamberlain in the rubble of his mobile home on Pooler Parkway after the fire early Monday. Police say a neighbor discovered the fire at about 3:30 a.m. The home was engulfed in flames […]
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Rome woman dies from injuries in carriage accident
WATERVILLE — Police say a woman who was critically injured when a car crashed into a horse-drawn carriage in Maine on Christmas Day has died from her injuries. Police say 56-year-old Kathy Marciarille of Rome was thrown from the carriage and run over by the car Friday in Waterville. She died Sunday at Maine Medical […]
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Collaborative Consulting promises up to 200 jobs in Waterville
WATERVILLE (AP) — A Massachusetts-based consulting company is partnering with the state and Colby College to open a center that’ll create up to 200 jobs in Waterville, Colby President David Greene announced Wednesday. Collaborative Consulting, an information technology company, plans to hire the first 20 workers in January in its Collaborative Waterville offices in the […]
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Maine police investigate arsons along I95 in Waterville
WATERVILLE — Maine State Police say they are looking for a white sedan with two men inside who may be responsible for setting six fires along a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 95 southbound from Waterville to Sidney. Police said they received reports just before 10 a.m. Friday of numerous fires that had been set in […]
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Sylvia P. Fitts
1932 – 2015 LISBON — Sylvia P. Fitts, 83, a resident of Monmouth, died Thursday, Nov. 19, at Lamp Memory Care Center in Lisbon, where she had resided for the past three years. She was born Jan. 5, 1932, in Orlando, Fla., the daughter of Harry E. and Dorothy (Richards) Percival, Sr. She attended Lincoln […]
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Police say N.H. students report sexual advances from Waterville principal
WATERVILLE — A Maine high school principal who allegedly asked a student to have sex with him is facing similar allegations at a New Hampshire school. Don Reiter, principal of Waterville Senior High School in Maine, has been on paid administrative leave since Sept. 1. He hasn’t been charged with a crime. His lawyer says […]