Board members Tuesday postponed until June 25 consideration of preliminary and final plans by John Jabar Jr. to build on Washington Street, saying the board did not have enough information to make a decision.
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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Skowhegan crash leads to OUI arrest, drug investigation
Skowhegan police continue to investigate a crash in which a Jeep pulling a camper separated from the camper, which rolled over, and police later searched the camper to find a safe inside that had been forced open and contained methamphetamine with a street value of about $24,000.
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Nine arrested in Skowhegan following laundromat burglary, apartment searches
After Mr. Bubbles Coin Laundry on Waterville Road in Skowhegan was reported burglarized, police investigated and searched two apartments at 45 Main St. and arrested nine people on various charges.
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Celebrating 100 years: The Boys & Girls Club at Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville reaches milestone
The Waterville Boys & Girls Club’s 100th anniversary is to be recognized Wednesday by Jim Clark, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, who is scheduled to speak at the annual appeals dinner at the Alfond Youth & Community Center. Former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell is expected to appear in a video.
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Celebrating 100 years: The Boys & Girls Club at Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville reaches milestone
The Waterville Boys & Girls Club’s 100th anniversary is to be recognized Wednesday by Jim Clark, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, who is scheduled to speak at the annual appeals dinner at the Alfond Youth & Community Center. Former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell is expected to appear in a video.
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Reporting Aside: The tougher things get, the harder she works
Wanting to be a role model for her kids, Miranda Prime is in a special program where she is learning, hands on, to be a medical assistant.
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Residents, environmental groups urge federal government to consider removal of Kennebec River dams
About 80 people turned out Tuesday night for a public hearing at Thomas College in Waterville, where many commented on a federal recommendation to relicense four dams on the Kennebec River, between Waterville and Skowhegan.
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Public hearings on Kennebec River dam relicensing set for this week in Waterville, Augusta
Some say relicensing the four dams would harm fish and wildlife along the river, while others argue losing the dams could cripple the central Maine economy.
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Hartland Historical Society buys its first-ever home
The Hartland Historical Society purchased the Fuller Mansion on Friday after a rigorous fundraising campaign, and plans to place all of its items being stored around town there and turn the second floor into a research and education center.
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Augusta’s Cushnoc Brewing to open restaurant, bar in downtown Waterville
Cushnoc Brewing Co. is expanding to open Cushnoc Cantina in the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons at 150 Main St., owned by Colby College.