An annual two-day competition sponsored by the Portland Police Department featured seven law enforcement teams from around the state.
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.
Flagpole, 4,000 bricks removed from Waterville City Hall roof
The 100-year-old cedar flagpole, which was no longer safe, and the deteriorating bricks were removed in anticipation of next year’s roof replacement.
Owners plan to expand Waterville’s College Quik Stop
The Damon family seeks approval for a new building and gas pumps at the West River Road store site near Thomas College.
Farmsteading a dream come true for China Village couple
Fredriksons raise and milk goats and produce cheese for Maine specialty stores.
Program to keep pets healthy touted at Waterville neighborhood meeting
Low-income pet owners are targeted for free spay-neutering and health clinic.
Waterville mornings toastier with new Railroad Square eatery
Toast Xpress, in the former Glass Express building, opens early and uses bread from Winslow’s Big G’s Deli to give a whole new meaning to toast.
Colby, Thomas college presidents tout importance of community investment
David Greene and Laurie Lachance, at a Business Breakfast Series event, discuss plans for investing in downtown and campuses and sharing facilities.
Waterville police to host golf tournament for High Hopes Clubhouse
Money from the Columbus Day benefit will help expand the building for the program that helps people with mental illness learn life skills and get jobs.
Waterville School Board told recommendation on high school principal
AOS 92 Superintendent Eric Haley told members in private whether he recommends Don Reiter’s dismissal or his return to work, but the decision wasn’t made public.
Waterville to see ‘significant difference’ downtown
Colby President David Greene tells the City Council he expects Main Street to be much more vital in five years.