The City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday to override Mayor Mike Morris’ veto of a Dec. 17 council vote to create a task force that would recommend ways the city can support homeless and vulnerable people.
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 both 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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Home Town Cafe opens in former sweetFrog location in Waterville
In Central Maine Eats, Home Town Cafe, a new breakfast and lunch eatery, opened Thursday at 72 Armory Road in Waterville.
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Ticonic Bridge closes Monday to all traffic for 6 months
The bridge carries U.S. Route 201 over the Kennebec River from Waterville to Winslow.
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The gift of giving is the best gift of all
Having the privilege of handing out $100 bills to deserving strangers just before Christmas and seeing their reactions was more heartwarming than receiving any physical gift, Amy Calder writes.
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Christmas Day fire in Clinton ruled accidental
No one was home when the fire was reported by a neighbor around 1 p.m. Dec. 25.
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Waterville mayor vetoes council task force vote
The City Council voted Dec. 17 to establish the task force to recommend ways the city can support vulnerable residents, including homeless people.
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Winslow woman dies in crash at Oakland-Waterville town line
Katherine Poulin, 48, of Winslow, was pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident Saturday night on Kennedy Memorial Drive.
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Waterville to welcome scores of apartments starting in 2025
The first 15 units in the northernmost Lockwood Mill building on Water Street will get their first tenants shortly after the new year, according to officials.
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Continuing a legacy, for children’s sake
Reporting Aside: While organizing a back room of her home with a friend recently, Sara Delgado Languet of Belgrade discovered they share a special connection to the Maine Children’s Home in Waterville.
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Waterville church rezoning plan sent back to Planning Board
The First Church of Waterville is requesting a rezoning of its Park Street property, but this time with an amended plan.