Scott Holst, a lieutenant with the department, has chronicled its history with both a book and display at the fire station.
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.
Speeding pickup crashes in Farmington
A Eustis teenager was taken to the hospital after nearly hitting a sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle head-on and crashing into three parked cars.
Recycling tips abound at poorly attended Waterville forum
Only three people turned up Tuesday evening for more information about the city’s pay-as-you-throw system, despite complaints about a lack of public education about it.
Fundraising for Waterville’s Quarry Road Recreation Area hits home stretch
The 200-acre, city-owned, four-season recreation area is undergoing infrastructure upgrades and is looking for the public’s help.
Report of jumper prompts Waterville, Winslow rescue effort
A caller said a man on Donald V. Carter Memorial Bridge was there one moment and gone the next, but searchers found nothing in the Kennebec River.
Waterville to close streets for Colby graduation, Memorial Day parade
Police don’t anticipate many problems when Mayflower Hill Drive through the campus is closed for four hours Sunday and Front and Main streets are closed for Monday’s parade.
Waterville residents critical of pay-as-you-throw trash program
Officials responded to previous concerns as Mayor Nick Isgro urged people to talk to their councilors.
Councilor warns Waterville Council that tax rate too high
Sydney Mayhew says people will move out, while Dana Bushee argues that living in a city is more expensive because more services are rendered.
Motorcyclist hurt in collision on Waterville’s Grove Street
The collision tossed the motorcyclist out of his boots and about 50 feet down the road, witnesses said.
Waterville forum to readdress pay-as-you-throw trash questions
City officials say they’re working on a plan to have Sullivan’s Disposal Service of Thorndike pick up recyclables at the curb every other week.