Sue Quimby says she is excited, at 62, to have her first new vehicle.
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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Madison couple left homeless when fire destroys house
Firefighters from several towns responded to reports of the fire Wednesday morning on Bass Road in Madison.
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Waterville council refers Children’s Discovery Museum request to the Planning Board
The museum, now located in Augusta, would move to the Congregational Church on Eustis Parkway with the hope of eventually buying the church.
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Children’s Home seeks donations of warm clothing, toys
The Waterville-based organization’s Christmas program gives to more than 1,700 needy children statewide.
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Sukeforth Family Festival of Trees raises $200,000-plus for charity
About 13,000 attended the Waterville festival, held on two weekends to benefit Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area, Spectrum Generations’ Meals on Wheels program and the Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers’ Christmas program.
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Waterville City Council meeting postponed until Nov. 27
Councilors convened Tuesday night but had to postpone the session until next week because too few councilors showed up for the meeting.
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LePage denies pardon for Waterville resident deported to Haiti
The pardon of Lexius Saint Martin’s underlying trafficking conviction would have helped to bring him back to the U.S. and his family, advocates say.
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Happening tonight: Waterville Parade of Lights and opening of Kringleville
The annual events typically draw thousands to the city’s downtown to help usher in the holiday season.
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Children’s Discovery Museum looks to buy First Congregational Church in Waterville
The City Council on Tuesday will consider referring to the Planning Board a request that planners hold a public hearing and make a recommendation to the council on whether to rezone the church property.
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Waterville area fire departments struggle with staffing
Waterville, Winslow, Fairfield and Oakland working to find creative solutions to call firefighter shortages and budget issues.