SHEILA F. SCALZI WHITEFIELD––Sheila Frances (Halko) Scalzi, 73, of Whitefield, and former resident of Fairfield, Stratford and Naugatuck, Connecticut, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at her daughter’s home following a yearlong courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Sheila was born June 6, 1943, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the daughter of the late George and Dorothy […]
PechaKucha Volume 23 will be held at Thomas College on Friday, February 3. PechaKucha Night Waterville (PK WTVL) Volume 23 promises to be the most moving PechaKucha Night yet! Held in collaboration with the Camden Conference and Mid-Maine Global Forum, PK WTVL V23 will feature several presentations broadly associated with a refugees and global migration […]
by Mary Grow China selectmen began review of the 2017-18 municipal budget request at their Jan. 23 meeting, but ran out of time to finish it. They plan to continue discussion at a workshop at the town office Saturday morning, Jan. 28, immediately after the special town meeting. Voters at the Jan. 28 special town […]
Hold reps accountable To the editor: In 2016, I ran for State Representative for House District #79 which contains China, Albion, Unity Plantation and most of Benton. The voters re-elected Representative Timothy Theriault. During my campaign, I told many voters that as a state employee of nearly 30 years, I know that government is broken. […]
On January 17, New Dimensions Federal Credit Union arrived at Messalonskee High School, in Oakland, and set up and put on a Financial Fitness Fair for around 720 students. The mission was to provide education on financial security and basic real-life budgeting concepts. The students chose a profession and were assigned an annual salary and […]
Waterville Pee Wee basketball team coach Matthew Vaughan, left, with his son Tatum during a team photo shoot at the Alfond Youth Center, in Waterville. Photo by Mark Huard, owner Central Maine Photography
Waterville rec basketball team member Becket Gray, 9, runs down the court during a recent game at the Alfond Youth Center, in Waterville. Photo by Mark Huard, owner Central Maine Photography
by Roland D. Hallee Bald eagles are in the news again. It seems they have made such a historic recovery from near extinction, that they once again are becoming a nuisance in rural areas, especially among chicken farmers. Unfortunately, that has led to the killing of many bald eagles, illegally of course, but still, a […]
The following students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Vermont, in Burlington Vermont: Devin Beckim and Melissa Petersen, both of Augusta; Kayla Christopher, of Oakland; and Delaney Curran, of Skowhegan.
In honor of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College, in Boston, Massachusetts, has named more than 700 students to the dean’s list for the Fall 2016 semester. Local students on the dean’s list include: Alexandra Gorrill, of Whitefield; Paulina Hersey and Katherine Thompson, both of Waterville.