The Alfond Center for Health's open house on Saturday was greeted with "oohs," "ahhs" and "thank yous," as it was formally dedicated before a crowd of roughly 1,500, most of whom donated some of the more than $12 million raised privately to help build it.
After 18 years of operation, the Children's Place Early Care & Education Center, a program of the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers, will end and relaunch as the Bright Beginnings Learning Center Waterville.
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