Waterville council votes to spend COVID-19 relief funds, but holds off on employee bonus decision

Some city councilors on Monday weren't keen on approving COVID-related bonuses for city workers, at least until a special committee had had a chance to meet.

Waterville board chair tells anti-mask activist that schools will follow health guidelines

Nick Blanchard, founder of the group Patriots with Attitude, spoke to the Waterville Board of Education on Monday, asking what can be done to get schools to remove the mask-wearing mandate.

Shot and a shake: Waterville McDonald’s, Maine CDC partner on COVID-19 vaccine clinic offering free milkshakes

McDonald's at 336 Main St. to host coronavirus vaccination clinic from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday as hospitalizations hit record high.

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.

‘Joy to the Ville’ returns to Waterville Nov. 27

‘The Memories We Carry’ art kit created for grieving children

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.

Amy Calder: As winter tightens its grip, homeless pair turns again to a tent for shelter

Ana Zinkovitch, 19, and Kevyn Warren, 28, continue to look for a place to live, but Warren's modest income isn't enough to cover rental costs in Waterville, Amy Calder writes.

Kennebec Behavioral Health to host fundraiser Dec. 4

A basket raffle, which includes a money bouquet raffle, begins Nov. 26.

Waterville council to consider using federal aid for city staff, the homeless and opioid addiction

The city will receive $1.7 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding, and councilors on Monday will hash out how to spend more than $800,000 of it.