Fran Purnell, an ambassador to Waterville youth baseball for decades, remembered as an inspiration

Purnell, whose name adorns the city's Cal Ripken baseball field, died Tuesday at 83 years old.

Waterville mayor shuts down man who uses ‘vile language’ about English-language learners

Bruce Poulin peppered city councilors and school officials with questions Tuesday about a plan to hire another teacher for English-language learners.

MaineGeneral Health names Nathan Howell as new president

Nathan Howell, a graduate of Colby College in Waterville and president of MaineHealth’s Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford, will become the hospital system's new CEO and president July 1.

Weekend storm brings power outages and flooding to central Maine

Across central Maine, where rainfall totals reached 5 inches in some areas from the strong weekend storm, high water levels in the Kennebec River watershed brought flood warnings and washed out roads, along with downed trees and power outages.

Save A Lot grocery store in downtown Waterville scheduled to close June 1

The owner of the grocery store, which opened in 2012, said Monday the business is not drawing enough business and "hasn't been financially sound for years."

Waterville council to consider airport mowing equipment and hangar leases

The City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to hear a report from Acting City Manager Bill Post on a plan for affordable housing in the city's South End.

StoryWalk to launch at Reed Field in Waterville May 5

Waterville Tenants’ Association holds first meeting, discusses possible answers to area’s housing crisis

Members of the tenants' association said the 63-unit housing development proposed for downtown Waterville and other projects are not going far enough to address housing insecurity and renters' concerns in the area.

Local community college students make All-Maine Academic Team

Central Maine Garden Club hosts state apiarist