Animal Control Officer Chris Martinez, Avian Haven official rescue the agitated bird that had flown down the former Seton Hospital’s smokestack and had been trapped for days.
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.
Pair of Waterville arson fires still under investigation
Fires on Sunday destroyed a pickup truck and damaged a nearby apartment building where police had to help tenants evacuate.
Umbrellas fill tree in Waterville’s Castonguay Square
The Opera House, the city and Waterville Creates! celebrate the city’s arts scene with events including a poetry exhibit, the musical “Mary Poppins” and a public art installation.
Councilors debate whether to cut funding to Waterville Main Street
The city gives $40,000 annually to the organization.
Police: Man assaulted estranged wife in Waterville parking lot
Andrew Knight, of Rome, also allegedly struck the woman’s car with his vehicle and chased her to Oakland, according to Waterville police.
Pair of Waterville fires investigated as arson
An apartment fire on Silver Street was reported minutes after a pickup on Elm Street was destroyed by fire late Sunday, authorities said, and tenants of the building say they’re scared.
Sidney farmer summoned for escaping cows
Mark Gould, who has a history of charges related to wandering animals, faces possible fines on several recent charges alleging his cows have wandered onto a neighboring farm.
Waterville shelter takes in 41 cats from hoarding situation
Many of the cats that arrived Wednesday are ill and some are pregnant, a spokeswoman at Humane Society Waterville Area said Thursday.
Waterville students engage in farm-to-school vegetable taste testing
A FoodCorps service member is working at Albert S. Hall School to encourage healthful eating and living among students.
City, school officials get first look at proposed municipal, school budgets for 2016-17
While totals are expected to change, both budgets reflect increases.