Diminishing demand for leather products during the coronavirus pandemic and uncertainty about reinvigorating that demand led Tasman Leather Group to decide to close the tannery this summer, putting 115 people out of work.
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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Skowhegan, Norridgewock men charged in recent heroin busts
Ronald Bubier, 32, of Skowhegan, and Jarrod Russell, 37, of Norridgewock, were arrested and charged in separate incidents over the last two weeks.
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Longtime Skowhegan police officer’s home heavily damaged by fire
The fire reported at 7 Dinsmore St. in Skowhegan early Wednesday damaged about half of the duplex where police Officer Joel Cummings, his wife Michelle, Michelle’s sister, Melanie Alexander, and her daughter, Alexis, lived.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council approves emergency housing agreement with Thomas College
The agreement allows emergency workers, including police officers and firefighters, to live in Thomas College dormitory rooms if they are healthy but were exposed — or fear they were exposed — to the coronavirus.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Former Canaan motel burglarized, new hot water heater stolen
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft at the Lake George Motel on Main Street in Canaan.
Posted inMaine
Madison woman hospitalized with severe leg injury after Palmyra crash
Katia Graves, 31, of Madison, was flown by helicopter to a Bangor hospital Saturday night with a severe leg injury after losing control of the Jeep she was driving on Estes Road.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Local hairstylists return to work, follow state guidelines
Wearing masks, sanitizing thoroughly, having clients wait in their vehicles until summoned for appointments are just some of the new rules hair salons must abide by during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Hartland tannery to close by summer’s end, leaving 115 out of work
The Tasman Leather Group announced Monday the coronavirus pandemic has forced it to cease operations at the tannery.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to consider emergency housing for first responders
The council on Tuesday is also expected to review a proposal to allow the public to take part in public municipal meetings held online by either submitting written questions and comments before the meetings or calling in during meetings.
Posted inMaine
Athens boy gets parade in Skowhegan for his fourth birthday
Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam organized a parade for Axton Gayne, whose fourth birthday was Saturday but he could not have a party because of social distancing required by the coronavirus pandemic.