The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at the heart of the city will be named for longtime art collector and Colby benefactor, Paul J. Schupf.
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, Schools and Education
Waterville board increases proposed school budget to $24.88 million
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday voted to add a school bus, a half-time music teacher and a stipend for a garden program instructor to the proposed budget, for a total addition of $59,229; but officials said the numbers could change.
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Posted inMaine, Op-Eds
Amy Calder: Bravely battling rare form of cancer
Cierrah French, 12, of Skowhegan, has chrondocarcinoma, which is resistant to chemotherapy and radiation, and will undergo surgery on her right leg Tuesday in Boston.
Posted inMaine
Revitalized Waterville to live long as Mike Roy’s legacy
Over his 14-year tenure in Waterville, Roy has worked on projects including the RiverWalk at Head of Falls, the Quarry Road Recreation Area, the Hathaway Creative Center and downtown revitalization efforts.
Posted inMaine, Politics, Schools and Education
Hearings on disputed Waterville bag ban ballots scheduled
The Waterville Voter Registration Appeals Board will consider the eligibility of 75 voters who cast ballots on the plastic bag ban issue, since challengers say they suspect those voters have not proved residency.
Posted inMaine
Waterville city manager says he’ll retire in a year, following contract extension
The City Council Tuesday night also took a first vote to amend the downtown tax increment financing district to remove two buildings from the district and create a new district.
Posted inMaine
Anson fire victim was a great outdoorsman, story teller, according to his children
Richard Duley, 75, was alone in his Moore Street home Sunday when it was destroyed by fire, the cause of which remains unknown.
Posted inMaine
RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville awarded chamber’s Community Service Project of the Year
The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual awards ceremony April 25 at Enchanted Gables at Medicine Bend Stables in Oakland.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine
Amy Calder: In search of a fence post, we buy a fence
After a fruitless effort to find a round post to fix a fence, Amy Calder and her husband wind up purchasing a whole new fence instead.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Harrington to receive Mid-Maine chamber’s Elias A. Joseph Award
The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce will hand out awards April 25 at its 56th Annual Awards Ceremony, to be held at held at Enchanted Gables in Oakland.