Diego Martinez, 31, of Massachusetts was arrested early Monday, capping a manhunt that lasted more than five weeks after he eluded police in Sabattus.
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With new downtown facility, Waterville poised to become arts destination
The $18 Million Paul J. Schupf Art Center is Colby College’s latest investment in the arts and the city.
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Eleven years after disappearance of Ayla Reynolds, wrongful death suit, police probe continue
Ayla was reported missing Dec. 17, 2011, by her father, Justin DiPietro, from her grandmother’s Violette Avenue home in Waterville, launching the most costly state police investigation in Maine history, and she has never been found.
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Court considers sentence remedy after judge’s error in central Maine shootout case
Richard Murray-Burns was sentenced in March to decades in prison for the 2019 shooting and police chase that began in Waterville, but a judge’s procedural error has led the court to reconsider the sentence.
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Maine to receive $5.5 million in federal money to expand internet access statewide
Maine becomes the first state to receive the funding as part of a federal push for broadband improvements meant to give every American access to high-speed internet service.
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Man robs Camden National Bank in downtown Waterville
The man, who left the bank Tuesday with an undisclosed amount of money, headed north on foot, police said.
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Homeless in Maine: Record-setting estimates come as winter’s bite threatens the vulnerable
Escalating costs for housing, food and fuel have officials especially concerned as cold weather sets in and as estimates grow for people unable to find stable housing.
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Smithfield man facing drug charges is also accused by several people of defrauding them on home repair projects in central Maine
People say they paid Zacheriah Adams, most recently a Smithfield resident, thousands of dollars for home improvement projects that he never finished, and now authorities are concerned he may have fled the state.
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Waterville police chief retires Wednesday; city looks to reassess department’s operations
Chief Joseph Massey has been with the Police Department for 36 years, 15 as chief, and city officials are seeking a successor who might oversee an overhaul of policing in Waterville.
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Good Samaritan struck, killed after stopping to help Waterville crash victim
A nurse from Madison died Friday night after she was hit by a pickup truck on Interstate 95.