City councilors on Tuesday will consider voting to remove two buildings from the current downtown tax increment financing district to approve a new district and will also consider extending City Manager Michael Roy’s contract a year.
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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Waterville, Fairfield facade programs offer matching funds for building improvements
Waterville grants have been awarded for business improvements, but Fairfield still is accepting applications for a facade and marketing assistance program.
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Humane Society Waterville Area reaches $250,000 fundraising goal
Last year the shelter on Webb Road was in danger of closing, but with a new executive director, aggressive fundraising efforts and community contributions, the facility will remain open.
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Video: Watch Bubba the cat get rescued from Skowhegan tree after 2 days, 2 snowstorms
The 11-month-old cat climbed up a 30-foot-tall cedar tree Monday in Skowhegan and wouldn’t come down, despite the urgings of his owner, Christine Conte.
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Skowhegan apartment fire caused by wind-blown siding hitting utility line, energy surges
Skowhegan Fire Chief Shawn Howard said siding from the building at 378 Water St. blew loose April 4, striking a distribution line that energized part of the building, causing fires to start inside.
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Vassalboro chief: Sunday blaze highlights danger of burning brush too close to buildings
In the wake of a barn fire Sunday that spread to a nearby garage, fire Chief Eric Rowe urges people to obtain a permit for a brush fire and ensure it is at least 100 feet from structures.
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Amy Calder: Memories of the ’60s balm to the soul
As winter melts away, the sun climbs higher in the sky and the weight of bad news grows heavy, memories of an idyllic childhood in central Maine can warm the soul, writes Amy Calder.
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Clinton man dies in single-car crash in Benton
Christian Yahnel, 20, of Clinton, was pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday on Bangor Road in Benton after the vehicle he was driving struck a tree, according to a Kennebec County sheriff’s lieutenant.
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Fire rips through Skowhegan apartment building, sending tenants scrambling to rescue pets
Tenants were distraught as they fled the three-story, 11-unit apartment building at 378 Water St., with some reporting they had lost everything in the blaze.
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Waterville resident requests investigation over alleged illegal council meeting
Rien Finch says four city councilors met at a Waterville restaurant Tuesday night with the mayor and others, which he alleges is a violation of the Maine Freedom of Access Act.