A grand jury in Kennebec County on Friday indicted Jashawn Lipscombe, 21, after he was arrested in March in New York City on charges that he shot Joseph Tracy at a Waterville apartment complex.
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Waterville council OKs funding for outside agencies after lengthy debate, heated criticism
The city years ago funded several outside agencies, but when times were tough, funding stopped for most organizations.
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Waterville council to consider approving Lockwood Mills tax district request
The City Council on Tuesday also will consider adopting an ordinance dealing with the use of facial recognition technology in the city.
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Augusta eyes drug-treatment referral program as Waterville chief touts local response to opioid epidemic
Waterville’s Operation HOPE provides access, transportation, to referrals to substance-use disorder treatment centers, and Augusta city officials are interested in establishing those services in Maine’s capital city as well.
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Woman sought in 2020 Winthrop killing arrested Monday after Waterville traffic stop
Waterville police stopped a car Monday on Cool Street at the request of state police, who took into custody and arrested Kierra Francis, 28, of the Bronx in New York City, and charged her with the felony murder of Joshua Martin, 30, also of New York.
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Former Waterville City Manager Michael Roy reflects on 16 years at the helm
Finding a new city manager to replace Roy was difficult during the coronavirus pandemic, when travel and setting up interviews was difficult, and those who know Roy best say his institutional knowledge of and dedication to the city he grew up in would make it hard to find a comparable successor.
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DA will review shooting of 2-year-old Waterville boy for potential criminal charges
District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said Waterville police plan to forward information about the shooting of a 2-year-old boy in his home to her office once the investigation is complete, and her office will determine if there is adequate evidence to charge someone.
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Mother of Ayla Reynolds still seeking answers 9 years after child’s disappearance from Waterville home
Trista Reynolds, the mother of the 20-month-old toddler who was reported missing by her father, says that the anniversary of her disappearance gets harder every year.
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Waterville residents complain about wreckers in residential neighborhood
Jessica Laliberte and her mother have complained to the city about noise on High Street from wreckers driven by tenants of an apartment building on the street who are on-call employees of a Winslow wrecker service.
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Amy Calder: Tending to a hurt kitten
When Maxine Johnson’s kitten Rocky returned home four days after going missing in Norridgewock, it was severely injured and the veterinarian said it had been stomped on by a human.