Maine Voters to Pass Judgment on Gay Marriage Nov 2, 2009
The pro-gay-marriage side has "very adeptly said this is not a campaign about telling people what they have to do. It's about allowing people the independence to do what they want to do. That's a basic, firm Maine value," said Sandy Maisel, director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Colby College in Waterville. Philip Spooner, an 87-year-old World War II medic and ambulance driver, became an Internet sensation thanks to his testimony in favor of gay marriage at a... (Newsmax)
We need more doctors like William Dorsey of Beverly Oct 28, 2009
My dad and Dr. Dorsey were born four years and one month apart: Dorsey in Gloucester in July 1919, my dad in Waterville, Maine in August 1923. Now with both of them gone, I must follow Dr. Dorsey s upbeat, parting advice at the end of each visit: Okay Mom. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Iraq casualties Oct 25, 2009
Forces: U.S. tion/Casualties - Special Reports from CNN.com. There have been 4,671 coalition deaths -- 4,354 Americans, two Australians, one Azerbaijani, 179 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, one Czech, seven Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Fijian, five Georgians, one Hungarian, 33 Italians, one Kazakh, three Latvians, 22 Poles, three Romanians, five Salvadoran, four Slovaks, one South Korean, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians -- in the Iraq war as of October 23, 2009, according to a CNN... (CNN -- Specials)
Mitchell: Mideast talks effort isn't a failure Oct 23, 2009
WATERVILLE, Maine -- President Obama's Mideast envoy George Mitchell said Thursday it's too soon to brand his efforts to resume peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders a failure ... George Mitchell speaks to a reporter, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Waterville, Maine. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Same-sex marriage fight roils Maine Oct 20, 2009
Maine s Catholic population is estimated by the Catholic Church at 15 percent - many of them Franco-Americans clustered in mill towns, such as Lewiston, Saco, and Waterville. But supporters of gay marriage also have actively courted the Catholic vote. (Boston Globe)
Maine voters to decide fate of school district merger law Oct 17, 2009
Mitchell, a Vassalboro Democrat, said her taxes went up after the local school union was dissolved in favor of a unit comprising Vassalboro, Winslow, and Waterville schools. Legislative attempts to fix the law to give school districts greater latitude in finding ways to reduce costs have failed. (Boston Globe)
Is Snowe the realGOP maverick? Oct 14, 2009
"Snowe may face a rough time with her Republican colleagues in the Senate but not necessarily in fiercely independent Maine."I don't think there's any possible negative political implication," said Sandy Maisel, director of Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. "She is untouchable electorally in the state of Maine. "More from msnbc.comCopyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or... (MSNBC -- Politics)
OLYMPIA SNOWE: Senator shaped health bill before backing it Oct 14, 2009
"I don't believe there's a person in the state of Maine who could beat her politically," said L. Sandy Maisel, director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at in Waterville, Maine. Maisel said Maine residents respect Snowe for her work ethic and her willingness to "put policy above politics." Anthony Buxton, a former chairman of the Maine Democratic Party, said she's admired for tenacity in a life shaped by tragedy. (USA Today)
Maine mayor files to run in 2010 governor's race Sep 24, 2009
For the quality of food, their prices are some of the best in town and the atmosphere is pleasant (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Field Hockey Trips Up Bucknell in Overtime, 4-3 Sep 14, 2009
FAIRFIELD, CT - Senior (Waterville, ME) blasted home the game-winner in overtime from eight yards off a penalty corner by junior (Watertown, MA) to lead the Sacred Heart field hockey team to a 4-3 win over visiting Bucknell Sunday afternoon. Bucknell jumped out to a 2-0 lead early, using a goal by Austin Thomas just over a minute into the contest and one from Caroline Coady at the 21:05 mark. (Sacredheartpioneers.com)
Jordan Brochu, 20; soldier was top athlete, cook Sep 3, 2009
His coaches at Lake Region High School, where he graduated in 2008, told the Morning Sentinel in Waterville that he played football and qualified for the state track meet as a discus thrower. He also was involved in culinary arts, with a fondness for baking cookies. (Boston Globe)
Maine gets new supreme court judge Sep 2, 2009
Thank goodness we cut the pastry in half first. The inside was bright blue with mold. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Anne Marie Sawyer, at 78, longtime nurse in Maine Aug 21, 2009
Over the next 26 years, she worked at several Maine hospitals, including Miles Memorial in Damariscotta, Waterville Osteopathic, and Augusta General ... Mrs. Sawyer began teaching, which she did for two years in Augusta, Waterville, and Rockland. (Boston Globe)
Brookline Honors Aug 18, 2009
Hill wrote his senior thesis on From Pillaging to Pilgrimaging: A Look at the Changes in Icelandic Society at the Coming of Christianity Through Njl s Saga, and plans to attend Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Residents graduate middle school at Noble and Greenough. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Women's Soccer Set to Kick-Off 2009 Campaign Aug 13, 2009
On the frontline Sacred Heart has added All-American forward from Waterville, ME. A very intense and powerful forward, Banner expects her to be able to make an instant contribution on offense. SHU solidified their attack further with the signing of from Levittown, NY. A tall, strong forward who plays for the Commack Blasters, Moore should bring some offensive fire power to the SHU frontline. (Sacredheartpioneers.com)
Home sales in Northeast region Jul 24, 2009
In Waterville, Maine, sales of homes over $125,000 perked up in the last six weeks as buyers flocked to take advantage of an extra state tax credit launched in June, according to Don Plourde of Coldwell Banker Plourde. First-time buyers in Maine get a credit of up to $5,000 or 4 percent of the mortgage amount. (Concord Monitor)
Weather Underground activist speaks out in Portsmouth Jul 17, 2009
Rudd will be in Portsmouth Saturday, July 18 as part of MIFF@The Music Hall, the first collaboration between the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville, Maine, and Portsmouth's historic downtown theater. Eight films will show here from July 17 to July 19, plus discussions with some of the filmmakers. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Frugal before it was fashionable Jul 16, 2009
WATERVILLE, Maine - Across the country, masses of worried consumers are taking lessons in getting by with less, turning to websites like and , and signing up for classes in car care and cooking ... The white-haired 86-year-old still pushes her own shopping cart through Caswell s liquidation center, a beige metal warehouse in Waterville, just off the interstate, where cardboard boxes of groceries sit on tables in towering stacks. (Boston Globe)
Plane crashes 40 mins after being sold Jul 14, 2009
Brooks Ladd of Chelmsford says he paid McGowan for the airplane with the agreement that McGowan would fly it from Waterville to Hampton, N.H. Ladd says they made it as far as Auburn before the engine on the 1946 Aeronca Champ conked out. They landed safely Saturday morning at the Fox Ridge Golf Club in Auburn, but the landing gear collapsed, the propeller was bent and the fuselage was damaged. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Plane makes emergency landing on Maine golf course Jul 13, 2009
McGowan, who is the commissioner of Maine's Department of Conservation and has been a pilot for 35 years, told WCSH-TV he was heading from Waterville to Hampton, N.H.. The plane ended up on its belly in a gully, with its landing hear sheared off. (Concord Monitor)
Maine film festival to honor director Arthur Penn Jul 5, 2009
WATERVILLE, Maine - This summer's Maine International Film Festival gets under way this Friday in Waterville ... Now in its its 12th year, the festival will feature about 100 films from around the world at two venues the Waterville Opera House and Railroad Square Cinema. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Duxbury arts center teams up with the Coolidge Jul 5, 2009
Maine event The 12th annual Maine International Film Festival kicks off July 10 and runs through July 19 in Waterville. (Some films will also be shown at a satellite location in Portsmouth, N.H., on July 17, 18, and 19. (Boston Globe)
Breaking News Jul 5, 2009
WATERVILLE, Maine - This summer's Maine International Film Festival gets under way this Friday in Waterville. - 7/5/2009. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
New look comes to The Bee Tuesday Jun 28, 2009
The media assets include the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram (the largest paper in the state), the Kennebec Journal (which serves the capital city of Augusta), the Waterville Sentinel and the Coastal Journal , as well as MaineToday. com, an online information portal. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Seattle Times completes sale of Maine properties Jun 16, 2009
Blethen Maine also includes the Kennebec Journal in Augusta, the Morning Sentinel in Waterville and the Web site. "We are very pleased to invest in an exceptional portfolio of media and real estate assets, and I am honored to have the opportunity to lead our new company," Connor said in a statement. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Seattle Times sells Maine newspapers Jun 16, 2009
The sale includes the /, the in Augusta, and the Morning Sentinel in Waterville as well as MaineToday. com, and a number of nondaily print publications. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Newspaper Union Accepts Givebacks Ahead of Sale May 31, 2009
has been negotiating to buy the Press Herald, the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, the Kennebec Journal in Augusta and other Blethen Maine properties. He thanked the union for its months of work "to reach what we believe will be a turning point for all three Blethen Maine newspapers.". (ABC News -- Wire)
Taking the kids to ski country in summer May 29, 2009
Waterville Valley, N.H., in the middle of 770,000 acres of the White Mountain National Forest offers that start at just $45 a person a night, including golf, canoeing, and mountain bike lessons. And in Vermont which is celebrating the with an array of special activities has slashed summer prices by as much as 20 percent. (MSNBC -- Travel)
College student charged with growing pot in dorm May 12, 2009
The Morning Sentinel in Waterville said security guards were checking dorm room the following evening to make sure they were emptied when they discovered the plants in plastic containers. Police said fewer than 10 plants were seized. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Peace, Water & Wisdom Walk Begins 500-mile Journey to Raise Awareness and Funds for Clean Water in Burkina Faso May 11, 2009
May 11th: Arriving in White Plains, NY May 12th: Chappaqua, NY May 13th: Danbury, CT May 14th: Kent, CT May 15th: Great Barrington, MA May 16th: Pittsfield, MA May 17th: Northampton, MA May 18th: Greenfield, MA May 19th: Brattleboro, VT May 20th: Peterborough, NH May 21st: Manchester, NH May 22nd: Durham, NH May 23rd: Portsmouth, NH May 24th: Kennebunk, ME May 25th: Portland, ME May 26th: Auburn, ME May 27th: Augusta, ME May 28th: Waterville, ME May 29th: Newport, ME May 30th: Bangor, ME.... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Obituary: Florence Chandler May 8, 2009
Burial was in the family plot at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Waterville, Maine. Arrangements were made by Flintofts Funeral Home, Issaquah, Wash. (Newton Tab, MA)
Gulls bounced from NCAA Tournament by Williams May 7, 2009
Williams will be traveling to Waterville, Maine on Saturday, May 9th to play NCAA defending champions Hamilton College at 2:30 p.m. in the round of sixteen. Release Courtesy of Williams College Sports Information. (Ecgulls.com)
Starting over in Carlisle for LaMarche May 4, 2009
LaMarche worked with the Corps Capt. Christin Kapp previously in Maine, when Kapp was with the Salvation Army in Waterville, and LaMarche worked as a morning DJ in Augusta. My background is media, LaMarche said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Tuxedo Optional as Proms Scale Back Spending Apr 29, 2009
In this Thursday, April 23, 2009 photo, Waterville, Maine High School seniors Lizzy Kowalik, left, and Julie Bradford shop for dresses at Angelique's in Saugus, Mass. for their upcoming prom in May. (ABC News -- Wire)
With Granny Basketball storming state and nation, could it be next SL rec hit? Apr 28, 2009
The Lansing Cardinals outlasted the Waterville Phantoms 23-13, and they still take the trophy to games, in a laundry basket. All of the honorary cheerleaders were women who wanted to play, but had undergone hip or knee replacement surgeries. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Learn to operate home fire extinguisher Apr 28, 2009
-- Roger P., Waterville, Maine. Send a great hint to: Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Farmers struggle to cope with declining milk profits Apr 9, 2009
MICHAEL LAPOLLA / Observer-Dispatch Owner Tim Head feeds his one week old baby calf powdered milk in the barn at Headline Farm on Swamp Road, Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in Waterville ... But for Maine s daughter, Colleen Head, who lives on a farm in Waterville, farming is a way of life whether the industry is well or not. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Arrests made after Maine arson shows up on YouTube Apr 3, 2009
WATERVILLE, Maine - Police in Maine say seven teens and young adults have been arrested after a video was posted on YouTube that showed them setting off Molotov cocktails inside a vacated building and then rolled credits naming those involved. Waterville police say the suspects, who range in ages from 14 to 20, broke into in a former Boys and Girls Club through a window. (AZCentral -- News)
George W. Shane Mar 21, 2009
During his cadet training George met Constance Stanley from Waterville, Maine. After the war ended they came to Michigan where George built a business, Shane Orchard Supplies and Artic Cat Snowmobiles with his brother Phil. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Maine seed companies see spike in sales Mar 17, 2009
FEDCO Seeds mail-order company in Waterville is reporting that sales are up more than 25 percent. Meyers said the increase began last year. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Maine monitor sees child-support payment change Mar 16, 2009
WATERVILLE, Maine - The state's top monitor says he has not seen a significant increase in the number of child-support cases in Maine. But Stephen Hussey, director of the division of support, enforcement and recovery within Maine's Department of Health and Human Services, says the number of child-support payments having to be taken out of unemployment checks is increasing. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Sports Briefs Mar 16, 2009
WATERVILLE, Maine - JDHS graduate and Colby College senior Kelsey Potdevin will head back to the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships for a fourth straight year when that meet starts on Wednesday and runs through Saturday at the University of Minnesota. Potdevin, the school record holder in all the backstroke events, will swim in the 50-yard freestyle on the opening day of the meet. (Juneau Empire)
Budget bonanza Mar 15, 2009
Johnny's Selected Seeds Gardeners, farmers, horticulturalists, and the curious visit the research farm of Johnny's Selected Seeds, about 15 minutes east of Waterville. Pick up a map and take a self-guided tour of 40 acres of trial gardens, where more than 2,000 varieties of herbs, veggies, and flowers are grown. (Boston Globe)
Police: Suspicious powder in envelopes not toxic Mar 8, 2009
WATERVILLE, Maine - Police in Waterville say a white powdery substance found in suspicious envelopes received at City Hall and another building in the city has been tested and found to be nontoxic. Chief Joseph Massey said the investigation is now shifting into the criminal phase, as detectives seek to determine who sent the envelopes that showed up Friday at the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program and at City Hall. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
JDHS graduate Potdevin adds ninth All-NESCAC honor Mar 7, 2009
WATERVILLE, Maine - Kelsey Potdevin finished with nine New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) All-Conference honors in her four years at Colby College after adding the final three on Tuesday ... WATERVILLE, Maine - Kelsey Potdevin finished with nine New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) All-Conference honors in her four years at Colby College after adding the final three on Tuesday. (Juneau Empire)
York girls lose to Waterville in basketball state championship Feb 28, 2009
York's Niki Taylor, left, and Emma Clark, right, console each other after Friday's loss to Waterville in the Maine Class B state championship game in Portland ... York sophomore center Niki Taylor was called for her fifth foul on an offensive charge with just over four minutes left in the game and Waterville went on to win its third straight state title with a 54-42 victory over York on Friday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center ... It was Watervilles 66th straight victory, not losing... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
York girls will play for state hoop title tonight Feb 27, 2009
That will certainly be the case tonight when the York High School girls basketball team takes on Waterville for the Class B state championship ... Eastern Maine champion Waterville is also 21-0 after last week's 59-47 regional championship victory over John Bapst and also rides into town boasting a 65-game winning streak, including two consecutive state championships ... "The two undefeated teams will be playing on Friday and Waterville is a great team with great tradition," said York coach Rick... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
York girls win first regional title since 1994 Feb 22, 2009
York (21-0) will face two-time defending state champion Waterville in Friday nights Class B state final ... Waterville will enter Fridays championship game riding a 65-game winning streak, including Saturdays 59-47 victory over second-seeded John Bapst in the Eastern Maine final at the Bangor Auditorium ... Waterville and Lake Region met the last two years for the state championship. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Northeastern rights itself, ends skid Feb 22, 2009
Fifth-seeded Bowdoin (17-8) ousted No. 4 Colby, 66-54, in Waterville, Maine. Mark Phillips led the way with 15 points. (Boston Globe)
Customers are sparing no expense Feb 12, 2009
"The season began with snow in November, which helped provide a solid level of business in ski country during the holidays. Christmas vacation week began slowly with mild weather and sloppy snow conditions, but by the end of vacation, the weather turned more seasonal, and many areas finished with their best vacation week numbers in years.Hotels operated by the Waterville Valley Resort Association showed an 11 percent increase in bookings in the week between Christmas and New Year's than during... (Boston Globe)
Celebrations Feb 8, 2009
Tears and cheers erupted in a packed Joshua Tree this afternoon as Barack Obama addressed the nation as it s 44th president. The Davis Square bar with 12 flat screen TVs was packed to capacity with folks literally from everywhere celebrating what everyone calls a historic day. (Somerville Journal, MA)
