A former Waterville mayor, Karen Heck, plans to pass out informational packets at the film’s Wednesday night screening to give potential viewers a wider scope of the controversy attached to the production.
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Maine International Film Festival to kick off Friday in Waterville
The 22nd annual festival, which takes place July 12-21 at Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House, will include films, workshops, receptions and parties for film enthusiasts to interact with writers, directors, producers and actors.
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Waterville’s Maine International Film Festival announces opening night film, achievement award winner
The 22nd annual festival that runs July 12-21 will open with “Blow the Man Down,” a movie made in Maine with a mix of “dark humor, suspense, saltiness,” according to organizers.
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Attorneys argue over Maine ban on public funding of religious schools
The lawsuit questions why districts can pay tuition to outside public and private schools, but are barred from paying public funding to religious schools.
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Maine’s styrofoam ban met with mixed response from Waterville-area businesses
The law, effective Jan. 2021, could increase prices, but it brings a sense of job security to over 500 employees at the Huhtamaki paper products plant.
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Family showers at Boys & Girls Club, forgoes electric lighting
To cut costs, the Waterville residents even decide to flush their toilets less frequently.
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CMP misled the public, mismanaged rollout of new billing system
A Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram investigation reveals that layers of Central Maine Power management misjudged the enormity of changing over to a new billing system, leaving thousands of angry and frustrated customers.
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Waterville youth get ‘Gronked’ with visit from retired Patriots star
Rob Gronkowski, the former Patriots tight end, was in constant motion in a brief appearance at the Alfond Youth and Community Center in Waterville Wednesday as part of the center’s annual fundraising appeal.
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Tractor-trailer catches fire at Waterville Walmart
The truck was carrying pallets of cardboard and plastic to take to a Bangor recycling facility when the fire started Saturday morning.
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Local departments of recreation will keep you busy
While many of the youth ball programs and other activities offered by municipal departments of recreation are restricted to residents, many other programs and facilities are open to the public, including in Augusta, Farmington, Skowhegan and Waterville. A popular spot in Waterville is the Quarry Road Recreation Area, accessed off North Street beside MaineGeneral Medical […]