F U L L C O N T E N T S O N PA G E 4
F O C U S A U G U S TA / WAT E R V I L L E / C E N T R A L M A I N E
20 Who loves the sun
Farmers generate revenue
by leasing acreage for solar
development. But some worry
about the loss of farmland.
16 Downtown grows
Waterville's central business
district has seen many
changes. We look at what's
changed and what's needed.
P H O T O / F R E D F I E L D
Founder Bonita Tompkins
with participants at the
Center for Entrepreneurial
Studies in Farmington.
Clockwise from left: Declan
Ferriter, Wyatt Fuller, Layla
DeCastro, Alicia Phillips,
PJ Hutchins, Rosie King
and Jade Taylor.
A Farmington program
for youth-run startups
plans campus expansion
B y L a u r i e S c h r e i b e r
F O C U S A U G U S TA / WAT E R V I L L E / C E N T R A L M A I N E
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