Waterville News

AUGUSTA : About 100 people gathered Tuesday morning under the new open-air pavilion at Mill Park to celebrate one of the nation's most successful river restoration projects.

Time Warner is reporting a cable outage in the several areas due to a fire. A recording on Time Warner's hotline says that cable is out in the Vassalboro, Waterville, Fairfield, Palmyra and Winslow areas.

Paddling down the Kennebec River the day after the historic breaching of Edwards Dam, Brownie Carson spied a plywood sign, facing downriver and mounted on one of the old stone and timber cribworks in the Kennebec River.

That night, floating on my comfy air mattress, clothes drying on lines nearby, I felt a deep peace: eat, sleep, ride.

The new owner of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and two daily newspapers in central Maine has begun offering free papers at select locations, part of a branding campaign to attract readers to a changing product.

Farmington and Augusta have been selected as two of seven Maine towns to participate in a new program designed to help communities revitalize their downtowns.

THOMASTON : The Thomaston Fourth of July Committee announced that Matthew Shields will be Mr.

MIFF 2009 Showcases 100 Films by 50 Filmmakers in 10 Days While Expanding to the Portsmouth Music Hall from July 17-19 for a Weekend of Special Programming, Guests and Seminars Waterville, Maine - Film buffs and critics alike agree that MIFF is this summer's official Mecca for movie lovers.

Three Colby College students have pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from incidents early Easter morning that sparked a campus protest and allegations that police used excessive force.

The newest player in Maine media met reporters Tuesday to discuss the future of the newspapers and Web sites he just acquired and how he plans to strengthen them financially.

BELFAST : Three Tides Restaurant & Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. offers a Lobster Bake 'n' Live Music series from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.

A documentary telling the story of two very different Maine towns and their people will have its world premiere at the Maine International Film Festival on July 10.

There are thousands of military men and women from across the state that serve. Many have deployed at least once having to transition from a war zone to back home.

Hundreds of adult educators and partners will converge at Colby College in Waterville from June 23-25 for the 32nd Annual Maine Adult Education Association conference, this year's focus 'Adult Education: At Work For ME.' Due to current economic conditions, conference chair, Zane Clement believes conferences such as this one are very important.

BANGOR : A 50-year-old Rockland woman will remain in federal custody until her sentencing after she pleaded guilty to a case that started when her brother died in 2005 after taking methadone that she had given him.

After a month now of adventures -- getting the right bike, clothing and attitude -- I've been doing 30-mile training rides every other day.

Caribou High School's Hannah Saunder outpaced her rivals in the girls 1600 meter race walk at the State Class B Track & Field Championships at MDI High School in Bar Harbor on Saturday.

The old, run-down trailer in the backcountry near Norridgewock wasn't much to look at, but it was home.

Authorities in Vassalboro are trying to determine who set the fire that burned down the Maine town's controversial topless coffee shop.

The new Rite Aid holds its grand opening Thursday. The 14,673-square-foot store is at 210 Main St.