The festival, known as MIFF and scheduled to run from July 8 to 17, typically attracts thousands of film enthusiasts to central Maine.
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Waterville man planned ISIS-inspired attack on Chicago mosque, FBI says
A recently unsealed declaration by an FBI special agent details an apparent ISIS-inspired plot involving a Waterville man and two other teens to murder all the adults in a Chicago mosque during “spring break.”
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Hartland man sentenced for police shootout that left Waterville officer wounded
Richard Murray-Burns was sentenced Thursday in a Skowhegan courtroom to a term amounting to 30 years in prison for the 2019 shooting in which dozens of rounds of gunfire were exchanged during a police chase.
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Road work planned on Interstate 95 from Waterville to Pittsfield
The work by the state Department of Transportation will include paving and striping from Waterville to Pittsfield and will include paving on- and off-ramps.
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Waterville, Portland to maintain ties to Russian sister cities
Officials from Waterville and Kotlas, Russia, plan to participate in a call this week to discuss and reaffirm a relationship that began in the late 1980s, according to Waterville Mayor Jay Coelho.
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Maine voters to see new district numbers beside candidate names on November ballot
The redistricting process is conducted every 10 years, following the U.S. census, and ensures districts’ populations do not become unbalanced and run afoul of the one-person, one-vote principle.
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Animal surrenders are on the rise at central Maine shelters as pandemic restrictions ease
Animal adoptions spiked during the pandemic, but as more people return to work in-person many animals are being surrendered to local humane societies and shelters.
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Waterville hospital violated policies in assessment of man who later shot himself, federal report says
The suicidal man, who died from his wounds, had sought care at Northern Light Inland Hospital in August but a proper evaluation of him was not done, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Drones join battle against browntail moth as Kennebec County becomes epicenter of pest
In the county hardest hit by the invasive species, a Litchfield arborist is taking to the air with specially developed tools to cut down nests before hungry toxic hair-bearing caterpillars start emerging.
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Ukrainian college students in Maine network together, struggle with separation from families
Two students from Ukraine this week shared what it is like to be away from their home during the Russian invasion of their homeland.