Snow totals were less than expected in Kennebec, Somerset and Franklin counties, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.
Amy Calder
Staff Writer
Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, โReporting Aside,โ 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.
As nor’easter approaches, people batten down the hatches and get ready to ride it out
Twelve to 18 inches of snow are expected in the Waterville area and into Somerset, Franklin and Kennebec counties, while 12 to 15 inches are expected in the rest of Kennebec County.
Amy Calder: The ghosts of Christmases past
Memories of Christmas Eve celebrations at her parents’ home are as vivid as if they occurred yesterday, Amy Calder writes.
Waterville residents complain about wreckers in residential neighborhood
Jessica Laliberte and her mother have complained to the city about noise on High Street from wreckers driven by tenants of an apartment building on the street who are on-call employees of a Winslow wrecker service.
Fire engulfs Waterville home during early morning hours Thursday
The blaze in the city’s South End drew firefighters from multiple communities across central Maine.
Waterville council takes first vote to loosen chicken requirements
The City Council on Tuesday voted 5-2 to decrease the required minimum lot size for keeping chickens from 10,000 to 8,000 square feet and are scheduled to take a final vote Dec. 15.
Waterville council gives initial OK to TIF District, awards contract for 2-way traffic project
City Manager Michael Roy emphasized that while the three properties are owned by Colby College, the TIF district doesn’t have anything to do with Colby and Colby will realize no benefit from the city’s actions.
With increased COVID-19 occurrence rates, central Maine schools modify learning plans
Messalonskee High School, Waterville Alternative School, Upper Kennebec Valley Jr./Sr. High School and Skowhegan- and Newport-based schools shift learning methods as COVID-19 infections worsen.
Waterville council to eye downtown TIF, $9 million BUILD grant contract
The City Council on Tuesday also will consider zoning changes regarding short-term rentals, a proposed community ice rink and rules around the keeping of chickens.
Amy Calder: Finding hope in the holidays
While the holidays this year will be without parties and celebrations, there is much to be hopeful for, Amy Calder writes.