Scott Bullock remembers having many sleepless nights in 2004 when discussions about a proposal to build a regional hospital in Augusta became most contentious.
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.
Comprehensive plan discussion set for Monday in Waterville
WATERVILLE — Housing, recreation and historic and cultural resources will be topics for discussions Monday when city officials and residents meet to talk about updating the comprehensive plan.
Women’s self-defense course set in Waterville
WATERVILLE — A self-defense course for women will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 9 and 10 at the Fire Department.
Waterville area; Somerset and Franklin county logs, Feb. 22 and 23
Vehicle accidents, thefts, threatening
Snowmobiler injured in remote Somerset County on Friday, flown to Lewiston hospital
A snowmobiler injured Friday night in remote northwest Somerset County was driven seven miles by snowmobile rescue sled before being flown to a Lewiston hospital, according to Bill Jarvis, fire chief of Jackman-Moose River Fire Department.
Sidney printer, signmaker named Mid-Maine chamber’s 2012 Business Person of the Year
WATERVILLE — Peter Schutte has a reputation for going out of his way to help others, not only in his capacity as a businessman, but also as a volunteer.
Man robs, flees Key Bank in Waterville
WATERVILLE — A man robbed the KeyBank on Kennedy Memorial Drive on Thursday afternoon, fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Cause of blaze at Sidney mobile home undetermined
SIDNEY — The cause of a fire that destroyed a mobile home on West River Road on Tuesday remains unknown, according to state and local fire officials.
Waterville and Clinton police logs, Feb.19 and 20
Threatening, fight, vehicle burglary