Nearly 185 new and expecting parents turned out Saturday for the shower, hosted by Kennebec Valley Community Action Program’s Somerset Family Enrichment Council and its partners.
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 both 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.
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Corinna man injured in Canaan rollover
Guy Stevens, 68, was ejected from his car Friday when he failed to negotiate a sharp turn in the road, according to a Somerset County Sheriff’s official.
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Reporting Aside: He’s 82, homeless, has lived in his van for 8 years
The man has everything he needs, including a bed, a thick wool blanket, a solar panel and insulation for his windows, Amy Calder writes.
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Embden man injured in single-vehicle crash in North Anson
Maxwell Goguen, 24, was northbound from North Anson toward Embden when his 2006 Chevrolet Malibu went off the left side of the road just before 7:30 p.m., according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating the crash.
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Waterville Area Habitat for Humanity building house in Oakland for veteran, 2 kids
About a dozen employees from Huhtamaki were volunteering Wednesday to help frame up the structure.
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Planning Board scrutinizes plans for first food truck court in Waterville
Questions about traffic and noise were raised Tuesday as the board considered an informal preapplication for a food truck court on Kennedy Memorial Drive.
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Two arrested in Waterville drug bust that netted crack, fentanyl, handgun
Waterville police and agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency searched an Silver Street apartment on Thursday.
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Waterville animal shelter hires new executive director with background as owner of dog training business
Josh Forester, 48, of Cornville, is the new executive director of the Humane Society Waterville Area at 100 Webb Road in Waterville.
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Palermo man, 18, faces multiple charges after high-speed chase in Waterville
Robert Conlogue was arrested late Saturday and taken to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta, where he was released early Monday on $4,000 bail, police said.
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Reporting Aside: Waterville native produces film about Donn Fendler’s ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ experience
Ryan Cook has returned to his hometown to launch the world premiere of a film he helped produce, to be shown at the Waterville Opera House July 13 during the 27th Maine International Film Festival.