Speeches and tours marked Thursday’s ribbon cutting that officially opened a new era of revitalization projects in downtown Waterville.
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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Building tours, speeches to mark opening of Colby’s $25.5 million mixed-use residential complex
The public is invited to the event, which will start at 10 a.m. Thursday at the complex at 150 Main St.
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Waterville council meeting canceled due to lack of quorum
Items the council was to have considered will be taken up at the Sept. 18 meeting, including Marc Andre’s petition to have Colby contribute to the city to lower the property tax rate.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine
Colby students living in downtown Waterville dorm look forward to roles in community
Nearly 200 students will move into the downtown building Sept. 3, and a ribbon cutting with public tours will be held Sept. 6.
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Waterville animal shelter officials say facility will close in 3 months without help
Officials say they plan to launch a capital campaign Monday in an effort to raise $250,000 for operations and animal care, as well as to help make the Humane Society Waterville Area sustainable.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Anger flares over Waterville’s plastic bag ordinance debate
The City Council votes to override the mayor’s veto of a vote councilors took earlier this month to place a bag ban ordinance on the November ballot.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime
Transportation, cancer among reasons cited by no-show jurors summoned by judge to Skowhegan court
Men and women called Tuesday by Justice Robert Mullen told him that medical, transportation-related issues and other problems prevented them from reporting for jury duty.
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Waterville council to consider overriding mayor’s veto on plastic bag referendum
Council at Tuesday’s meeting also to consider approving an agreement to use a room in the new Colby building downtown for council and other meetings.
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1,000 take part in half marathon and 5K to honor slain deputy
The Corporal Cole Memorial 5K and Half Marathon raised funds for police academy scholarships.
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Plymouth motorcyclist seriously injured in Palmyra crash
Robert Dorrance, 57, was thrown from his motorcycle after it was struck by a car near the northbound off-ramp of Interstate 95, according to a sheriff’s official.