Workers from the Kennebec Water District are on scene, where an excavator dug a large hole at the entrance to Quarry Road as they worked to fix the break.
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.
Election of Lessing, Champagne changes dynamics of Waterville City Council
Mayor Nick Isgro says the addition of another Republican councilor will provide ‘more balance’ to council discussions.
Lessing, Champagne, elected to Waterville City Council
Voters on Tuesday elected two new city councilors — Lauren Lessing and Nicholas Mark Champagne — and re-elected Tiffany Y. Laliberty and Joan Phillips-Sandy to the Waterville Board of Education.
Waterville man charged with terrorizing at Social Security building
Ronald Groder, 45, allegedly accosted someone outside the U.S. Social Security Administration building on Colby Street and was aggressive toward police.
Waterville school board candidate says he will not take seat if elected
Joel Dyer has been hired to work for a Waterville technical school, and he is prohibited from serving in both spots.
Albion residents vent anger about SAD 49 board vote on school closure
The school board chairwoman said the board would hold meetings in Albion to gather residents’ input before making any decision on the matter.
Restored St. Francis de Sales Church cross installed in Waterville cemetery
Bishop Robert Deeley plans to attend a dedication of the cross, which is scheduled for Nov. 30.
Waterville residents blast school principal’s comments in newsletter
Brian Laramee’s remark that some residents made “uneducated comments” and said “outrageous things” about school spending has drawn criticism from people who say the rhetoric is divisive and insulting.
Waterville council to consider zoning requests
Resurrection Life Church seeks new operating space, and Maine State Credit Union needs OK to expand.
Dick Willette Sr., nearing retirement as director of Waterville soup kitchen, dies suddenly
The 83-year-old man had planned to retire at end of year to travel with his wife but died of an apparent heart attack on Sunday.