A developer’s need of parking to upgrade two more buildings portends conflict with businesses near a municipally owned Front Street parking lot.
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.
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Overturned boat in Waterville prompts emergency response
The vessel turned out to have been chained to a tree, and it apparently had flipped over because of rising water in Messalonskee Stream.
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Waterville council to consider leasing parking space to developer
Hathaway Creative Center’s Paul Boghossian wants to lease 30 spaces in a city-owned parking lot on Front Street.
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Augusta man wins seventh state chess championship
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Vassalboro man charged after girlfriend’s crash
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Waterville residents find they’re liking pay-as-you-throw
City officials fielded suggestions to pick up recycling more often, provide better bags, and offer more education about what may be recycled.
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Police body cameras on Waterville’s radar
A budget workshop focussing on the police department’s needs explored the issues surrounding officers’ use of cameras.
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Fairfield man who evaded Waterville police tackled in liquor store
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Giguere Management Group is Chamber’s Business of the Year
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