Festival of Trees draws thousands of holiday enthusiasts to Waterville

The Festival of Trees at the Waterville Elks Lodge is being hosted by the Alfond Youth & Community Center and a nonprofit arm of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and Central Maine Growth Council.

Alfond Center in Waterville to host its annual community dinner

The Alfond Youth & Community Center on North Street is expected to have up to 1,000 people attend the 99th annual Holiday Community Dinner on Thursday.

Alfond Center, city work to resolve parking problems at Purnell Wrigley Field in Waterville

There will be many changes this year with parking at the ballfield on Mathews Avenue to alleviate disruption and inconvenience to neighbors, according to city and Alfond Youth & Community Center officials.

Number of sports officials dwindling to crisis level, but Alfond center seeks to train next generation in Waterville area

Alfond Youth & Community Center hosted a clinic Saturday to help bolster the ranks of local baseball and softball umpires. Leaders say there is a national shortage of sports officials caused by their poor treatment at the hands of coaches, parents and fans.

Photos: Taking the plunge in support of Alfond Youth and Community Center

Painted and costumed Polar Plunge participants leap into Messalonskee Lake on Saturday as a fundraiser for the Alfond Youth and Community Center during its 30th annual Polar Plunge at the Pressey House in Oakland. Photos by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Michael G. Seamans.

Annual Festival of Trees to open later this month in Waterville

The Alfond Youth & Community Center is set to host the festival, which is to run over two long weekends and benefit nonprofits that provide aid to those contending with food insecurity and agencies developing workforce readiness programs.

UScellular donates wireless hotspots, service to Waterville youth and community center

Ware-Butler Building Supply donates $100,000 toward construction of Waterville ice arena

The donation, announced Monday, brings to $3 million the amount raised for the enclosed ice rink and recreational arena planned for near the Alfond Youth & Community Center on North Street.

Alfond Youth & Community Center serves 1,500 Thanksgiving dinners at drive-thru event

In lieu of an in-person sit-down meal, volunteers at the Alfond Youth & Community Center prepared 1,500 individual Thanksgiving dinners that were handed out Saturday afternoon.

After some uncertainty, a colorful Festival of Trees returns to Waterville

The festival will run this weekend and next weekend, and visitors can enter drawings to win one of the 52 colorfully decorated trees, and accompanying merchandise, that are on display.