It seems counterintuitive to think people want to eat ice cream during this frigid winter, but die-hard Mainers must get their fix, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder
Staff Writer
Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, “Reporting Aside,” which appears Sundays in the Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. She has worked at the newspaper since 1988, including a stint as bureau chief for the Somerset County Bureau in Skowhegan, and has covered a variety of beats. A Skowhegan native, she holds a bachelors in English from University of Hartford and completed post-graduate work at the School of Education at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She has received numerous of awards from the Maine Press Association and New England Associated Press News Executives Association and is author of the book, "Comfort is an Old Barn," a collection of curated columns published by Islandport Press. Calder lives in Waterville with her husband, Philip Norvish, a retired Sentinel reporter and editor.
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Waterville to spend up to $135,000 on South End skatepark
Skatepark at Green Street Park to be a hybrid of sorts so riders on bicycles and skateboards can use it.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville employees clearing snow from downtown sidewalks on trial basis
Matt Skehan, Waterville’s director of public works, says business owners are required by city ordinance to maintain their storefronts and clear snow from sidewalks in front of their businesses, but the practice has been inconsistent.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
As COVID-19 concerns persist, Waterville council votes to hold remote meetings until end of March
City councilors on Tuesday disagreed about whether to hold remote meetings for the next three council meetings, narrowly voting 4-3 to do so.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Cab driver pulls gun on Waterville Public Works employee, police say
Alfred Gervais, 63, of Waterville is accused of brandishing a handgun during Saturday’s snowstorm after being told not to remove barricades placed in the road to protect workers cleaning up after an automobile crash.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to consider remote-only meetings
Councilors are scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Elm at 21 College Ave. Members of the public can view or take part in the meeting virtually via links on the city’s website — www.waterville-me.gov.
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Amy Calder: Too many online orders and packages have you feeling boxed in?
Boxes, once scarce for wrapping gifts and sending packages, now are everywhere, sending delivery people and mail carriers scurrying up and down streets every day, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Mount View Middle School principal arrested on charges of unlawful sexual touching
David A. Holinger, 41, was arrested Tuesday on charges related to incident that occurred in Belgrade, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
After failed efforts to find a buyer, panel seeks new path toward reopening Hampden waste-to-energy plant
The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of 115 Maine municipalities, is struggling to find a qualified buyer, in part because of the complex ownership structure of the Hampden site.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville man randomly shot pedestrian in eye with BB gun, police say
Cody Dutton, 21, was arrested Tuesday and charged with elevated aggravated assault and also is accused of criminal mischief for shooting out windows last week, Waterville police said.