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Published
August 16, 2023

Is the Waterville-Winslow Ticonic Bridge project ‘killing’ business for downtown shops?

The concerns come after state transportation officials have said that the replacement project calls for westbound vehicle traffic from Winslow into Waterville to “remain prohibited from the bridge for a period of approximately three years.”
Published
July 18, 2023

Photos: Mainer killed at Pearl Harbor laid to rest nearly 82 years later at Augusta cemetery

The remains of Ensign Stanley Willis Allen, who was born in Bethel and lived in Brunswick, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, was buried with full military honors on Tuesday at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Augusta. Photos are by Kennebec Journal photographer Ashley Allen.
Published
May 22, 2023

One person dead, 3 injured after fire strikes Waterville apartment complex for seniors

The impact of the fire Monday at Elm Towers was far-reaching as a warning was issued to not drink from the public water system because firefighting foam, which is a contaminant, entered the system.
Published
May 19, 2023

Richmond man on probation over bank robbery is arrested on warrants while hiding in blueberry field, police say

Albert T. “AJ” Peaslee, 40, was arrested Thursday in Windsor following a multi-agency search, authorities said.
Published
May 2, 2023

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.
Published
March 14, 2023

William R. Cotter, longest-serving Colby College president, dies at 87

Cotter served for 21 years as president of the Waterville college, which said he guided Colby “through a period of brisk growth and lasting institutional change.”
Published
March 11, 2023

Waterville man charged with reckless conduct after gunshots fired at Colby College campus apartments

Andrew Gifford, 24, was charged by police in connection with the early Saturday morning incident at the Alfond Apartments at Colby.
Published
December 27, 2022

Group announces 260 acres of Pittston land now preserved as ‘forever wild’

The land was donated to the Northeast Wilderness Trust, which said the ‘Tidal Bends Wilderness Preserve’ contains a freshwater tidal zone and a mature forest that appears to have not been logged for many decades.
Published
December 4, 2022

Photos: Homeless people in central Maine brave the elements

The Sun Journal and Kennebec Journal captured views of homeless people as winter sets in across the region.
Published
November 10, 2022

Waterville man indicted on charges linked to planned bombing of Chicago mosque

Xavier Pelkey, 19, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and possession of unregistered destructive devices.