Isreal and Desiree Mosley and their two children have been looking to move into a better apartment in Waterville, but they are being priced out of a tight housing market, 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.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s $4 million Alfond Municipal Pool project nearing home stretch
Matt Skehan, director of both the Waterville Parks and Recreation and Public Works departments, said the pool facility is expected to open for the season June 19.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Poet Richard Blanco to speak at Colby College’s 200th commencement
The graduation ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 23, but the event is closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Colby College officials still deciding whether to require COVID-19 vaccinations for fall semester
Administrators at other Maine colleges — including Bowdoin College, Bates College, St. Joseph’s College and College of the Atlantic — have announced they will require full vaccinations prior to the fall semester.
Posted inMaine, News
Major part of Waterville intersection work expected to be completed by end of May
Final work on the intersection at Main, Front, Water and Spring streets in downtown Waterville is expected to be completed in October 2022, at the same time two-way traffic starts on Main and Front streets.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
As demand wanes, Waterville airport hosts no-appointment, mobile COVID-19 vaccination site
Location is for those 18 or older and is scheduled to be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Wednesday at Robert LaFleur Municipal Airport on Airport Road.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Massachusetts business set to recycle clean wood waste in Waterville
Waterville Planning Board has approved plans by D.H. Smith & Sons of Marshfield, Massachusetts, to open at 135 Airport Road.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine
Amy Calder: An extraordinary letter and a gift
A recent letter from a generous, unidentified reader resulted in a donation to charity, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Funding outside organizations triggers debate on Waterville’s budget priorities
Some councilors on Tuesday questioned whether the city should commit to funding certain organizations in the proposed budget, while others said the city has the money to do so.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Lockwood housing plan in Waterville gets boost after council takes first vote on tax districts
As part of the housing plan, 65 units will be developed in the former Marden’s Industrial building on Water Street in Waterville.