Councilor Thomas Klepach, D-Ward 3, says Waterville and Maine have not faced a browntail moth outbreak of the current magnitude in more than a century.
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 City Council to consider final vote on proposed $46.5 million municipal, school budget
Councilors are also expected Tuesday to consider the first of two votes needed to accept a grant to buy an inflatable water and ice rescue boat and training mannequin for the Fire Department.
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Amy Calder: A short, but memorable life
Adrian Jacques of Skowhegan died last month at age 44 of Legionnaires’ Disease, but he also had battled Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disease and acute myeloid leukemia.
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Construction projects keep Colby College in Waterville busy this summer
Colby’s construction projects are underway this summer, some of which had been delayed due to the pandemic, vice president of planning at Colby said.
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Former Waldo County school director arrested on assault charges involving 13-year-old girl
Kevin Michaud, 58, of China was arrested on one count of simple assault, Class D, and summonsed on a charge of unlawful sexual touching, authorities said.
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Suspected killer in 1987 Waterville area cold case held without bail after pleading not guilty
Gerald Goodale, who was indicted in May in the 1987 murder of Janet Brochu of Winslow, remains in prison without bail as he serves a 75-year sentence for murdering Geraldine Finn of Skowhegan in 1988.
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Fish advocates decry draft federal report saying Fairfield’s Shawmut Dam should not be shut down
Conservation groups are at odds with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s draft environmental assessment showing that decommissioning the dam is not a reasonable alternative to relicensing it.
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Confusion over rezoning further stalls discussion of proposed events center at former Waterville church
The Waterville Planning Board on Monday night got mired down in a debate about what, exactly, they were to discuss regarding a request to rezone the former Sacred Heart Church property.
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Family mourns woman who died in Belgrade Lakes microburst storm
Stefanie Rothschild, 52, of Cabin John, Maryland, had recently arrived at her camp in Belgrade Lakes, and was in her vehicle in the driveway during the storm June 30 when a tree crashed onto the vehicle.
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Amy Calder: This July 4 holds extra meaning
As we share food and friendship this holiday weekend, we will be extra aware of our newfound freedom after a year of isolation, Amy Calder writes.