The board is scheduled to consider final approval Monday night of previously approved plans to redevelop the property at 30 Chase Ave. into apartments and commercial space.
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 inKennebec Journal, Maine
State hearing set for Monday on proposed amendment to Kennebec River plan
The public can ask questions about a proposed amendment to the Maine Department of Marine Resources’ Kennebec River Management Plan that, if approved, could lead to removal of the Lockwood Dam in Waterville and Shawmut Dam in Fairfield.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Fire destroys large commercial garage in Athens, drawing 12 fire departments
Firefighters were able to save two nearby buildings and a lot of equipment Saturday at Linkletter & Sons Inc. at 115 Harmony Road, but a 60-by-100-foot large commercial garage was destroyed.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Palmyra residents vote to fund town hall repair, reject truck purchase
About 33 people turned out Saturday for the annual Town Meeting at the community center, and Selectman David Gilbert was reelected in Friday’s elections.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Starks voters approve proposed $564,806 budget, carbon fee request
Fifty-two people turned out Friday at the Starks Community Center to vote on referendums and reelect officials.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
A tie in Rome selectman’s race ends when candidate exits from contest
The annual Rome Town Meeting and elections were anything but business as usual Friday and Saturday as a tie in the first selectman’s race was broken when the incumbent announced she was exiting the contest and charged that some officials had tried to smear her name.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Vaccination day was like Christmas
It’s no exaggeration to say that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is a life-affirming experience, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Proponents of climate change carbon resolution voice message at town meetings, other venues
Representatives of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby are promoting at town meetings and municipal meetings a resolution to be sent to state and federal officeholders to support a fee on fossil fuel sales that once collected would be distributed to residents as a dividend.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Freedom voters reelect selectman, clerk, treasurer
Freedom elections were held by secret ballot Friday at the election hall next to the town office.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Freedom to elect selectman, clerk, treasurer at Friday vote, hold Town Meeting later
Freedom elections will be held Friday, but the annual Town Meeting, which typically is held the next day, will be held at a date to be announced.