The $650,000 project, which is part of the city’s downtown visioning and revitalization efforts, will include building a “pocket park” off Appleton Street, to include trees, flowers, grass and benches.
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Skowhegan Opera House has a new operator with big plans
Lights Up Productions, which formed in November, signed a three-year lease with the town to renovate and operate the 115-year-old venue.
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Bingham plywood mill moves closer to opening with promise of 110 jobs for economically challenged region
Charlie Martin has been working to open Maine Plywood USA in the small Somerset County town, investing millions to manufacture a product in the U.S. that now is largely imported.
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Planning Board scrutinizes plans for first food truck court in Waterville
Questions about traffic and noise were raised Tuesday as the board considered an informal preapplication for a food truck court on Kennedy Memorial Drive.
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Local chamber officials ramp up coordination as thousands flock to Augusta-Waterville area for upcoming events
The cities of Waterville and Augusta are prepared, with help from their chambers of commerce, to receive influxes of people for such large events that are increasingly being held in central Maine.
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Waterville couple look to open food truck court on Kennedy Memorial Drive
Zhanpo “PoPo” Lu of Waterville plans to develop PoPo’s Food Truck Court at 121 Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville, where she and her husband, Linjie Gu, would have their own truck and lease space for another 10 food vendors.
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JCPenney to close Waterville store; Renys to move in next year
JCPenney plans to close its store at 60 Elm Plaza in Waterville on Sept. 22, and R.H. Reny Inc. owner John Reny confirmed Monday his company’s 19th store will open there next year.
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Build Maine conference to draw experts, economic development officials to Skowhegan for 3rd year
An expected 250 attendees will attend planned workshops and presentations focused on topics related to development, housing, transportation and other concepts that they can apply locally, organizers say.
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Madison wood insulation manufacturer to expand distribution in U.S., Canada under new partnership
TimberHP, a division of Belfast-based GO Lab Inc., revived a former Madison Paper Industries mill, and is now partnering with CertainTeed Inc.
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‘A space that’s welcoming for everyone’: A Coffeehouse opens in Waterville
A Coffeehouse is now open in the former Record Connection building at 252 Main St. in Waterville, where patrons are invited to drop in, sip coffee or tea, enjoy a meal, play a tune, read a book or talk politics.