Travis Conway, 40, got a new heart when he was 13 and now has a new kidney, thanks to a former classmate who donated one to a kidney bank so he could receive one that was a match.
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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Woman robbed while making night deposit at Waterville bank
A woman making a deposit at Kennebec Savings Bank on Main Street at 7:48 p.m. Thursday reported being grabbed from behind by a white male who took the money bag and ran, according to Waterville Deputy police Chief Bill Bonney.
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Colby, Waterville art benefactor Paul J. Schupf dies at 82
Paul J. Schupf, for whom an arts center at 93 Main St. in downtown Waterville will be named, died Wednesday in New York. He was 82.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council extends Yardgoods parking permits
Parking issues on The Concourse prompted the council Tuesday to extend for 90 days special permits for people who take knitting classes at Yardgoods Center.
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Waterville council overrides mayor’s veto on ambulance purchases
Purchase of ambulances will go through the bid process, which was not previously followed, and the council also appointed three people to the charter commission, increasing the number of members to 10.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville church move stalled as planners debate nonprofits, taxes
At issue is whether a zoning change should be allowed so the the First Congregational United Church of Christ, a nonprofit, can move into a building that’s in a commercial zone.
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Waterville council to consider overriding mayor’s veto on ambulance vote
The City Council on Tuesday will also consider appointing three more people to the city’s charter commission, which already has seven members.
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Amy Calder: Sharing stories through music
Violist Hye Min Choi, 36, occasionally performs with the Colby Symphony Orchestra in Waterville, when she is not teaching at Boston University School of Music.
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Waterville planners to consider residential rezoning requests
The Planning Board on Monday will consider a variety of plans, including a request to rezone 83 Pleasant St. to allow construction of two additional residential units.
