A Walgreens official disputed reports Monday by a Maine television station that five Walgreens stores in the state are scheduled to close by 2027.
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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Vassalboro man arrested after weekend chase through Waterville, Oakland
Christopher Ratte, 38, is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 9 on multiple charges after leading police on a chase Saturday night and then Being found Sunday in the basement at a Vassalboro home.
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Massachusetts man dies in Fairfield crash
Ryan Sargent, 38, of Sterling, Massachusetts, died late Saturday when ejected from his car after the vehicle failed to negotiate a corner on Center Road, left the roadway and rolled over, according to police.
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Waterville City Council to consider union contracts for police
The meeting is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the City Hall Annex at 46 Front St.
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New and expecting parents get gifts, support at ‘community baby shower’
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.
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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.