Mayor Jay Coelho is withdrawing his request to spend up to $10,000 to install yurts on the riverfront, instead asking the city to seek solutions that include an emergency warming shelter and ramped-up outreach to the homeless encampment at Head of Falls.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Two arrested in connection with robberies at Waterville bank, Fairfield convenience store
The bank robbery occurred Tuesday at Bangor Savings Bank at 366 Main St. in Waterville, and officials said the same people were responsible hours later for robbing the Circle K convenience store at 149 Norridgewock Road in Fairfield.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Woman accused of stealing money from Waterville youth center pleads no contest
Sherrie Anne Genness of Belgrade could serve up to 30 months in prison and be required to pay up to $221,695 to the Alfond Youth & Community Center, according to a spokeswoman for the Office of the Maine Attorney General.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Central Maine coaches, athletic directors react to mass shooting in Lewiston
Many say they won’t be comfortable with resuming playoffs until suspect is located.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Football Honor Roll, Week 8
These were among the top individual performances across the state over the weekend.
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Colby’s Lovejoy convocation to honor jailed Wall Street Journal reporter
The 71st Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for Courage in Journalism is to be presented Friday to the parents of Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin College graduate who is being held in a Russian jail on claims he was acting as a spy for the United States.
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Waterville considers buying yurts to house homeless at riverfront in winter
The City Council heard a plan Tuesday night to buy 10 yurts to provide shelter for homeless people who camp near the RiverWalk at Head of Falls.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notebook: Eight-man playoff fields shrink after three schools decline invitations
Telstar, Valley and Spruce Mountain opt out, leaving some schools with unexpected byes in the quarterfinal round.
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Waterville audience learns of efforts by veterans group to fight fascist rise
Kristofer Goldsmith, a former sergeant in the U.S. Army, is head of a nonprofit task force that works with state and federal law enforcement and others to counter extremism and gather intelligence on dangerous people and organizations.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cross country: Lincoln boys, girls sweep B titles; Hampden boys, Camden girls take Class A
Morse’s Brochu, Lincoln’s O’Mahoney, Brunswick’s Carroll, Oxford Hills’ Hutchinson win solo titles.