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Published
July 22, 2021

Waterville council approves $46.5 million budget, cuts tax rate by 26 cents

With the new Waterville tax rate of $25.50 per $1,000 worth of valuation, someone who owns a home valued at $100,000 will pay $26 less a year.
Published
July 21, 2021

Readfield kicking off food recycling program Saturday

A total of 500 high quality composting buckets will be available during the event, which will also feature a food drive for the Maranacook Food Pantry.
Published
July 21, 2021

Pittsfield to offer incentives for new police officers, buy generator for water pump station

Town Council approves sidebar agreement with police union to allow for signing bonuses and other incentives, and approves bid for a new backup generator for water pump station, the cost to be covered by funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Published
July 21, 2021

Waterville councilors allocate $100,000 for browntail moth attack plan

The City Council on Tuesday added $100,000 to the proposed municipal budget for dealing with the browntail moth infestation after Councilor Thomas Klepach laid out a mitigation plan.
Published
July 21, 2021

Augusta woman says man repeatedly asked her to take, send sexually explicit images of girl

Jared Jandreau, formerly of China, is on trial on 23 counts of sexual crimes involving children.

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Published
July 21, 2021

Police seize 4 pounds of cocaine disguised as a cake in stop on I-295 in Gardiner

Police say the cocaine has an estimated street value of $200,000.
Published
July 21, 2021

Gardiner At-Large City Councilor Maryann White to step down

Now in her third term, Maryann White said she is resigning from the City Council because she and her husband are selling their house and leaving Gardiner.
Published
July 21, 2021

Sanford man ends decadelong dispute with Waterville Christian school after paying court-ordered legal fees

Tim White pays $6,065 in legal fees Wednesday to the law firm representing Temple Academy. He also pledges he ‘will never picket them again.’
Published
July 21, 2021

Waterville mayor says he’s ‘extremely thankful,’ hasn’t decided yet whether to resign

At the end of Tuesday night's City Council meeting, Mayor Jay Coelho thanked councilors and city officials and said he had not yet made a decision about whether to resign due to serious health issues.
Published
July 20, 2021

Protests take aim at Hallowell’s state Rep. Charlotte Warren after social media post

A comment on the now-deleted Facebook page of Rep. Charlotte Warren, suggesting that straight, white men are too emotional to be in politics, has sparked protests, but some fellow legislators are defending her free speech rights.