The Waterville Board of Education plans to hold a public meeting Feb. 7 to discuss the hiring of an assistant superintendent.
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 student’s letter prompts COVID-19 safety talks
Waterville Junior High School Principal Don Roux told the Waterville Board of Education on Monday that a letter to the Morning Sentinel editor written by a seventh grader prompted him to launch discussions with the student leadership team.
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Waterville, Winslow officials urge DOT to close Ticonic Bridge during construction
The $40.5 million project to replace the bridge over the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow on U.S. Route 201 is scheduled to start this fall or in the spring of next year.
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Amy Calder: For one young Waterville couple, there’s no place like a home
Anna Zinkovitch and Kevyn Warren, homeless for several months, finally have an apartment in Waterville, thanks to help from Starfish Village Ministry and Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville addresses increasing COVID-19 numbers among city staff
From September through November, about one in 18 city employees who took COVID-19 tests was positive for the virus, according to officials.
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Waterville council to consider rejoining economic development organization
The council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Elm at 21 College Ave., and those wanting to attend or take part remotely may do so via a link on the city’s website.
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Darmita Wilson: A family’s journey through the civil rights movement
Wilson, a vice president of Northern Light Medical Group, spoke Monday at Rotary Club of Waterville’s virtual 36th Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.
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Somerset County Sheriff’s officials investigate crash into Madison church
The crash occurred Saturday at St. Sebastian Church on Main Street in Madison when a Toyota Prius slammed into the front entry way, causing extensive damage to the church and vehicle, according to Somerset County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Michael Mitchell.
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Three adults, two children displaced when fire destroys Skowhegan home
About 40 firefighters from several towns responded to a fire at 15 Cedar Ridge Drive, only a couple of hundred feet from Cedar Ridge Center, a nursing and rehabilitation facility.
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Waterville Rotary Club to host virtual Martin Luther King Jr. event Monday for public
The celebration will feature a talk by Darmita Wilson, vice president of Northern Light Medical Group, and will be held at 8 a.m. Monday.