The fire that damaged a duplex in the city’s South End late Saturday started in the basement, but an investigator said he could not yet disclose the cause.
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 school advocates host online auction to help pay for kids’ school lunches
Auction proceeds to be split between the Waterville Elementary PTO and a lunch fund for children who qualify for lunches at a reduced cost but can not pay for the remainder of that cost.
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Fire destroys house on Pease Hill Road in Anson
A smoke detector alerted homeowner Tracy Medling to the early morning fire, and he and his dog jumped out of a window to escape, the fire chief said.
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Nighttime fire damages Waterville duplex in South End
The Office of Maine State Fire Marshal is investigating the Green Street blaze, according to local fire officials.
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Humane Society Waterville Area campaign raises more than $100,000
The new shelter director, Lisa Oakes, says the shelter will remain open, though the campaign is still short $150,000, and she is confident the community will help fund the rest.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
LePage reminisces about times with George H.W., Barbara Bush
‘America has lost an icon,’ the governor said, referring to the former president, who died Friday night in Houston.
Posted inMaine, News
George H.W. Bush urged graduating Colby College seniors in 1994 to enrich others’ lives
At 69, the former U.S. president had been out of office a little more than a year when he addressed more than 400 students on the Mayflower Hill campus in Waterville.
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Fire destroys abandoned Skowhegan house where police had searched for missing woman
Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam said he doesn’t think there is any connection between the fire and the disappearance of Tina Stadig.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Global relocation company settles in after moving from Waterville to Fairfield
Parsifal Corp. continues to hire people for auditing, move management and logistics positions and expects job openings in marketing and information technology in the future.
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Downtown Waterville facade improvement grants available
The Central Maine Growth Council is seeking applicants for the program, designed to help improve the appearance of buildings.