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Published
January 8, 2023

Thomas College to receive $974,000 in federal money to expand cybersecurity program

The Waterville college is positioning itself to graduate an increasing number of information security analysts to fill available positions in a burgeoning, potentially lucrative field.
Published
January 6, 2023

Waterville man launches coffee company with aim to help African farmers who provide the beans

Churchill Elangwe-Preston, who is launching a micro-roasting company called Mbingo Mountain Coffee, said he wants "to create a light in somebody's life."
Published
January 5, 2023

Waterville woman collaborates with Santa to bring thoughtful responses to children’s letters

Jennifer Johnson has worked with St. Nick for a couple of years to craft replies to letters left for Santa at the Waterville Post Office or at Kringleville in downtown Waterville.
Published
January 4, 2023

Reporting Aside: ‘Devastation visible everywhere’

Covering the ice storm of 1998 in the Waterville area seemed like being a war zone, Amy Calder writes.
Published
January 2, 2023

Waterville woman with loaded AR-15 in vehicle taken into custody

The woman, who has mental health issues, led police on a chase throughout the city early Monday before they stopped her on a dead-end road on the Colby College campus and took her into protective custody.
Published
January 1, 2023

Smithfield man dies when UTV breaks through ice at North Pond

Jeremiah Meader, 42, was driving home from a friend's house at 1 a.m. with his wife and two friends when the side-by-side broke through two inches of ice on North Pond.
Published
December 31, 2022

Police, school officials investigate racist graffiti painted on Waterville elementary school

Peter Hallen, assistant superintendent of Waterville Public Schools, said it is important to find those responsible for the graffiti, but having the schools and Waterville community address the issue is critical to spreading awareness and effecting change.
Published
December 30, 2022

Waterville man again indicted on attempted murder charge

Maurice A. Watkins-Cundiff allegedly fired more than a dozens shots at a woman as she fled in a car.
Published
December 30, 2022

Pushing aside life’s challenges, woman takes ownership of longstanding Waterville business

Ashley Ann Ferris, who struggled as a single mother to provide for her three daughters, is the new owner of Waterville Florist & Formal Wear and is working with the founder, Jeff Karter, to expand its offerings.
Published
December 27, 2022

Bowdoin man summoned after pickup truck hits Waterville apartment building

Police say the Dodge pickup was traveling at high speed Monday night on College Avenue when it left the road, snapped off a utility pole and crashed into the apartment building, causing what the building owner says is tens of thousands of dollars of damage.