The Paul J. Schupf Art Center on Main Street plans to include movie cinemas, a gallery and studio rooms, a gathering space and cafe and a box office.
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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Amy Calder: Helping to beautify the world
Claire Prontnicki, 64, of Waterville does her part by collecting trash along the streets, volunteering at the library and training to be a hospice volunteer.
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Police: Man shot by officer after crash investigation in Norridgewock
Police have revealed the identities of the man who was shot and the Somerset County deputy who shot him.
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Sale of Hampden trash, recycling plant expected in May or June
The Municipal Review Committee, which represents 115 Maine municipalities and their collective solid waste disposal interests, voted Thursday to extend the sale deadline which was originally March 31.
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Benton annual Town Meeting on Saturday will be by secret ballot
Residents are scheduled to vote on warrant articles, as well as candidates for selectman and road commissioner.
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Waterville schools administrative shuffle prompts outcry
Waterville Schools Superintendent Eric Haley made four administrative transfers after George J. Mitchell Principal Allan Martin announced he was leaving, but members of the Waterville Board of Education said they believe the positions should have been advertised.
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Earth moves and trees fall as street work begins in downtown Waterville
Workers from Crooker Construction Inc. of Topsham took down trees on a traffic island near Front Street on Monday morning and planned to remove curbing and put gravel on the site.
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Amy Calder: Helping those in need
The Waterville Area Essentials Closet provides free necessities such as toothpaste and shampoo to those in need — items not typically given out at food pantries.
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Waterville mayor promises to veto river resolution, then changes his mind
Mayor Jay Coelho issues statement Thursday that vetoing a City Council vote to support the state’s river management plan amendment would be an exercise in futility.
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Water pipe breaks at Winslow Elementary School
The pipe broke during the night, dumping water into a second-floor hallway and then onto the first floor, forcing school officials to cancel in-person classes Thursday.