Voters dealt with town and school budgets, decided who would be running for state office in a couple of contests, and put their trust in people who were elected to school boards and selectmen’s panels.
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
Flood in Winslow on Tuesday caused by heavy rain, stream overflow
During Tuesday’s heavy rain storm, a stream behind Cumberland Farms and McDonald’s restaurant off China Road overflowed, and flooded the area with water 3 feet deep in some places.
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Three arrested in Skowhegan drug bust, alligator confiscated
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department arrests woman and two men and seizes about $12,000 worth of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and a live, 2-foot-long alligator.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Absentee ballots swell, voter turnout mostly light in central Maine
For Waterville, China, Fairfield, Norridgewock and Skowhegan, Tuesday’s primary election ran smoothly despite strict health and safety guidelines and longer ballots brought on by the coronavirus.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Central Maine Growth Council launches small business grant program
Small businesses, entrepreneurs or sole proprietors in Waterville, Winslow, Fairfield and Oakland needing an infusion of cash because of the coronavirus pandemic can apply for grants of up to $2,000.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen closes permanently
The soup kitchen, which operated at Sacred Heart Church for 40 years, closed temporarily when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March.
Posted inElections, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Polls open Tuesday for in-person voting with precautions for coronavirus
The state has issued guidelines concerning social distancing, masks and keeping pens and surfaces clean that towns such as Waterville, Fairfield and China have used to keep voters safe.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan State Fair to be small agricultural event this year
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the fair this year will be a small agricultural fair to be held in September on the Skowhegan fairgrounds.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to take up proposed budget, bond issue
City councilors are scheduled to take a first vote Tuesday on the proposed municipal and school budget for 2020-21, and consider a final vote on a proposed $4 million bond package.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: July Fourth sparks memories of holidays past
Though traditional July Fourth celebrations will be altered this weekend because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mainers will likely find safe and fun ways to mark the holiday, Amy Calder writes.