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Published
May 13, 2023

Man shot, suspect flees, several fights break out in downtown Waterville

Police from multiple agencies converged on The Concourse late Friday after a man was shot in the leg and the suspect fled.
Published
May 13, 2023

Longtime Waterville firefighter remains in critical condition after medical event, crash

Mike Folsom, a call fire captain and full-time employee of the city's public works department, suffered a medical event Thursday and was in a single-vehicle crash on Silver Street.
Published
May 9, 2023

Saco city administrator named Waterville city manager

Bryan Kaenrath, 39, is to begin work July 31 as the top administrator in Waterville after the City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to hire him for a five-year term.
Published
May 3, 2023

Fran Purnell, an ambassador to Waterville youth baseball for decades, remembered as an inspiration

Purnell, whose name adorns the city's Cal Ripken baseball field, died Tuesday at 83 years old.
Published
May 2, 2023

Waterville mayor shuts down man who uses ‘vile language’ about English-language learners

Bruce Poulin peppered city councilors and school officials with questions Tuesday about a plan to hire another teacher for English-language learners.
Published
May 2, 2023

MaineGeneral Health names Nathan Howell as new president

Nathan Howell, a graduate of Colby College in Waterville and president of MaineHealth’s Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford, will become the hospital system's new CEO and president July 1.
Published
May 1, 2023

Weekend storm brings power outages and flooding to central Maine

Across central Maine, where rainfall totals reached 5 inches in some areas from the strong weekend storm, high water levels in the Kennebec River watershed brought flood warnings and washed out roads, along with downed trees and power outages.
Published
April 28, 2023

Homeless in Maine: New policing protocol shifts focus to assisting homeless people who need help

Local police agencies are grappling with a new protocol established by the Office of the Maine Attorney General that calls on authorities to not charge homeless people with minor crimes but instead focus on connecting them with service providers who may be able to help.
Published
April 28, 2023

Waterville man arrested after threat to MaineGeneral causes lockdown

Police said Friday that the threat was made by 41-year-old John Picurro, who was the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant that was destroyed in a fire last weekend.
Published
April 24, 2023

Waterville property owner plans to rebuild after downtown fire

Property owner Sidney Geller said he wants to move quickly to rebuild on Silver Street, and the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant, John Picurro, said he wants to work with Geller to reopen on the same spot.