State fire investigators seeking the cause of the blaze at the Peltoma Avenue house say it probably was accidental.
Amy Calder
Staff Writer
Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, โReporting Aside,โ 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.
Waterville residents, officials ’emotionally spent’ over difficult school, municipal budget talks
One resident group favors holding Waterville’s tax rate by finding budget reductions while another urges adequate funding for schools, fearing the loss of staff and families.
‘Picturing Waterville’ exhibit takes viewers on tour of city changes since 19th century
Event opens Wednesday at Common Street Arts and includes contemporary and historical photo show, community photo and video projects, downtown walking tours, urban sketching and pinhole photography workshops.
Waterville police cracking down on ‘aggravating’ loud pipes from motorists
Police Chief Joseph Massey says his department is conducting extra enforcement this summer against people with motor vehicle exhaust systems that are illegal and excessively noisy.
‘Welcome to the greatest profession in the world,’ Maine Criminal Justice Academy cadets told
Ceremonies at a packed gymnasium on Friday ended with 58 men and women graduating from the police academy in Vassalboro.
Waterville High students head to national Science Olympiad tournament
15 students leave tonight on a bus for Dayton, Ohio, to compete against 59 other teams from around the United States.
Waterville council approves fee increase for outdoor pool
Minimum wage hike is main reason for need to raise rates, parks and rec director says.
Waterville planning board gets first look at $200M Colby athletic complex plans
Approval of the project, which will have ‘zero wetland impact,’ according to the landscape architect, will be determined June 5.
Waterville Public Library wins national recognition for community service
The library won the National Medal for Museum and Library Service and will be honored in the nation’s capital this summer.
Waterville council to consider increasing outdoor municipal pool fees
A proposed ethics ordinance and the possible demolition of a house on Water Street is also on the Tuesday agenda.