WATERVILLE — A family was left homeless Thursday after fire destroyed their belongings and the 21/2-story wood frame home they were renting on Squire Street.
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.
Waterville Father-Daughter dance postponed
WATERVILLE — The annual Father-Daughter Dance scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Waterville Junior High School has been postponed to March 1 because severe weather is expected Friday, according to organizers.
Quarry Road Recreation Area making up for mother nature with snow machines
WATERVILLE — The January thaw might have melted most of the snow at Quarry Road Recreation Area, but Mother Nature has no monopoly on snow-making.
Trio arrested in Waterville prescription drug case
WATERVILLE — A secretary who allegedly stole a doctor’s prescription pad and forged prescriptions to obtain narcotics will appear in court next month with two other people charged in the case, according to police.
Waterville council gives support to city takeover of Pine Grove Cemetery
WATERVILLE — City councilors on Tuesday voted 6-0 to support a proposal to have the city assume management of Pine Grove Cemetery.
Waterville considers taking over Pine Grove Cemetery
WATERVILLE — The poor economy over the last few years may prompt the city to take control of Pine Grove Cemetery.
South End Teen Center a ‘second home’ for many Waterville area youths
Anyone who hasn’t visited that address ought to.