Absentee ballots swell, voter turnout mostly light in central Maine

For Waterville, China, Fairfield, Norridgewock and Skowhegan, Tuesday's primary election ran smoothly despite strict health and safety guidelines and longer ballots brought on by the coronavirus.

Central Maine Growth Council launches small business grant program

Small businesses, entrepreneurs or sole proprietors in Waterville, Winslow, Fairfield and Oakland needing an infusion of cash because of the coronavirus pandemic can apply for grants of up to $2,000.

Taste of Waterville set for Oct. 11 at Head of Falls

Waterville’s Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen closes permanently

The soup kitchen, which operated at Sacred Heart Church for 40 years, closed temporarily when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March.

Polls open Tuesday for in-person voting with precautions for coronavirus

The state has issued guidelines concerning social distancing, masks and keeping pens and surfaces clean that towns such as Waterville, Fairfield and China have used to keep voters safe.

Alfond Foundation backs efforts to develop Waterville tech, innovation startups

A grant awarded Bricks Coworking, Thomas College and Tortoise Labs aims to provide training in design, the development of software and accommodations for startup entrepreneurs.

‘A Soldier Says Goodbye’ on display during July at Jorgensen’s Café and Deli

Morning Sentinel photojournalist shows exhibit downtown Waterville.

Photographer Mike Seamans relates his experience of being tested for COVID-19

With an essential job that brings you into close contact with people who may have been exposed to COVID-19, is there a worse time to experience symptoms listed on the Maine CDC website than the first day of vacation?

MIFF centerpiece “American Thief” offers timely view of American political system

"American Thief" is a fiction-documentary hybrid film that used real life events that occurred in the United States between 2015 and 2020 to drive its narrative.

Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce business breakfast set for July 16

Erik Peters, attorney with the Law Office of Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman, P.A., will speak.