Firefighters late Monday were able to prevent the garage fire at 443 Troy Road from spreading to a nearby house.
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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Winslow considers buying two used ambulances
The Winslow Town Council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday to consider authorizing the town manager to buy two used ambulances and necessary equipment to transport patients to hospitals.
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Waterville school board approves social worker positions, hiring driver’s ed instructor
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday night voted to add a driver’s education teacher and two half-time social worker positions into the proposed $25.8 million school budget for 2020-21.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
‘Distance learning’ a work in progress for Waterville
Schools Superintendent Eric Haley said administrators on Tuesday will meet to discuss how all schools can be more consistent in developing remote learning plans while he commended staff for their work distributing thousands of meals.
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Another turn lane proposed from upper Main Street onto Waterville Commons Drive
The City Council on Tuesday will consider approving an agreement between the city and state to add another left-turn lane from Main Street to Waterville Commons Drive.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville man charged with threatening people with a firearm
Abdulrashid Bilal, 23, of Waterville, was arrested early Friday after allegedly threatening three people in a home with a firearm, believing one owed him money, according to police.
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Amy Calder: Finding the silver linings during a pandemic
As terrible as the coronavirus pandemic is, there are some good things happening in our changed world, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville credit union gets ‘creative’ to serve members during pandemic
New Dimensions Federal Credit Union on Friday was busy all day, with vehicles lined up to use two outside ATMs and the drive-up window as CEO Ryan Poulin walked to cars to chat with members.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville police looking for suspect in stabbing incident
Chad Andrews, 39, allegedly stabbed a man early Friday in the back of the head and fled a Silver Street apartment building before police could search it.
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Legally blind Oakland man, wife face eviction during coronavirus pandemic
Doug Handy, 58, and his wife, Evelyn, 60, have lived in their mobile home 11 years and got an eviction notice March 25 saying they need to move out by April 25.