Children on a school bus told the driver they had seen a man near the stream, but emergency workers did not find anyone.
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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Mitchell family donates $100,000 to Waterville riverwalk to honor deceased family members
The city will name the gazebo in the park for the Mitchell family in recognition of their generosity.
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Waterville council to consider overriding mayor’s veto of housing panel
Tuesday agenda also includes requests to award contracts for a dump truck and a County Road paving project.
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LePage: MaineGeneral hospital investment in Augusta ‘a massive disaster’
The governor took aim at hospitals during wide-ranging comments Thursday at a breakfast talk before the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Student-led walkout set for Wednesday at Waterville senior and junior high schools
Waterville Board of Education gets a heads-up on nature of walkout but chooses not to vote on it.
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Friends remember Vaughan Orchard, homeless man who roamed downtown Waterville
“He was a gentle soul and he helped all the other homeless,” said Betty Palmer, executive director of Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter.
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Waterville board to consider allowing student walkout March 14
A school assembly after the walkout would serve as a ‘teachable moment,’ Superintendent Eric Haley said.
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Controversy erupts over Waterville councilor’s email about candidate for Ward 5 seat
School board member Julian Payne wants to be appointed but says another councilor is pushing to prevent that.
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Amy Calder: March, the month we leave winter behind and embrace the spring
While the last vestiges of winter hang on, it’s always good to look ahead to the light and warmth of lengthening days, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats caucus across Kennebec County and elsewhere in state
Attendees heard from candidates, surrogates, and elected committee members and convention delegates.