Hannaford stores are open from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during the coronavirus pandemic as a service to shoppers 60 and older, as well as those identified by the Centers for Disease Control as at-risk.
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Large churches use technology to connect with parishioners
Centerpoint Community Church in Waterville offers virtual Sunday services and other livestreamed events during the week so parishioners and others may still feel connected during the coronavirus pandemic.
Colby College staff member tests positive for coronavirus
The college’s dean said in a notice Thursday night the staff member works for Colby’s athletic department and has been isolated at home with relatively mild symptoms.
Second suspect arrested in Waterville child shooting case
Jeremiah Gamblin was arrested Friday on a warrant, but charged Monday with elevated aggravated assault in connection with a drive-by shooting Feb. 28 that injured Emahleeah Frost, 7, of Waterville.
Waterville creates emergency committee after attorney says restaurant, bar shutdown illegal
An opinion issued by Waterville City Solicitor William A. Lee III says any action to close bars and restaurants or place restrictions on them can be done only by the City Council with the passage of an ordinance.
Waterville orders all restaurants, bars to close
Waterville’s COVID-19 Task Force, which met for the first time Monday and plans to meet daily, also ordered City Hall closed to the public.
Waterville mayor asks to ban reusable shopping bags during coronavirus outbreak
Nick Isgro says he wants the city’s COVID-19 Task Force to ask the City Council to lift the ban on plastic, disposable shopping bags and to temporarily prohibit the use of reusable shopping bags.
Waterville man arrested, charged after standoff with police
James Child, 42, was arrested by Waterville Police after brandishing a handgun in a fight with a neighbor led to a standoff that lasted into Tuesday morning.
Colby College announces on-campus classes will end this week; students to leave campus for remote learning
The Waterville college will continue regularly scheduled classes through the end of this week, and all students who can reasonably move out by Sunday, when spring break starts, are being asked to do so.
Colby, Thomas colleges in Waterville monitor virus reactions but announce no major changes
Both Colby College and Thomas College have already been restricting some college-related travel and said in statements Tuesday that they were closely watching the coronavirus outbreak and reviewing their responses.