WATERVILLE — The goal is to provide affordable homes for families with low and moderate incomes, improve neighborhoods and protect the historic nature of a community.
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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Man arrested after Ken-A-Set thrift store burglary in Waterville
WATERVILLE — A city man was arrested early Thursday after police found him hiding under a clothes rack inside Ken-A-Set thrift shop, according to Deputy police Chief Charles Rumsey.
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Waterville police investigate burglaries; one arrested in Ken-A-Set break-in
WATERVILLE — A Waterville man was arrested early Thursday after police found him hiding under a clothes rack inside Ken-A-Set thrift shop, according to Deputy police Chief Charles Rumsey.
Police also are investigating burglaries at the nearby Waterville Main Street office and at Uptown Style salon, Rumsey said Thursday.
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Colby College president announces retirement
Colby College President William D. Adams announced Wednesday that he will retire June 30 next year, after 14 years as head of the liberal arts college.
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Waterville school board fields school safety questions at Monday meeting
WATERVILLE — How do we best keep children and staff safe in schools?
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Kennebec Water District plans 5 percent rate increase
WATERVILLE — Kennebec Water District is proposing to raise its rates 5 percent effective April 1, according to the district’s general manager, Jeffrey LaCasse.
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REPORTING ASIDE: Battling the post-holiday doldrums
It’s 6 a.m. and I don’t want to get out of bed.
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Toddler found bruised in Waterville’s South End; Lewiston man charged with felony assault
WATERVILLE — A Lewiston man was arrested Thursday night after a 2-year-old girl left in his care on King Street was found with severe bruises on her buttocks and legs, according to police.