The $500,000 gift from an anonymous donor will fund a match challenge to cover the cost of renovating the 400-seat theater at Gardiner’s historic opera house that’s scheduled to get underway in April.
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Hospitalized stabbing suspect faces attempted murder charge, police say
Police issue warrant for Kenneth Mcintyre, 43, of Freedom after altercation at a Waterville home leaves several people hurt.
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Caribou man pleads guilty to driving into trooper, whose leg was amputated as a result, in high-speed chase
Trooper Mickael Nunez has since returned to full duty with Maine State Police following the incident involving Robert Belmain, who will spend 15 years in prison.
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Five people hospitalized after man pulls knife during late-night Waterville gathering, police say
An altercation at a home on County Road left several people hurt when a man stabbed a woman during an argument and then stabbed others as they came to defend her, according to police.
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Arctic temperatures raise risk of ice dams on Kennebec River
With the coldest temperatures in nearly four years settling in across central Maine this week, ice is expected to form quickly on lakes and rivers.
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Small businesses embrace downtown Augusta during COVID-19 pandemic
More than a dozen businesses opened in 2021, marking a recent record for business growth as certain people shift from working for others to working for themselves.
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Virginia snowstorm leaves Oakland couple stranded for hours in traffic jam
A chain reaction of crashes Monday on Interstate 95 southwest of Washington, D.C., closed the thruway and stranded Karen and Bob Veilleux for 22 hours.
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Colby College sees surge in COVID-19 cases as students return to campus
College reports 106 cases at its Waterville campus, including 90 students.
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Betty White’s 7-decade acting career included performances in Madison
White, who died Friday at 99, performed at Lakewood Theater in 1962, 1963 and 1968.
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Overlapping power outages affect about 3,000 customers in Waterville
The shorter outage, which lasted about 11 minutes, was caused by an automobile crash, according to Central Maine Power.