Theft, noise, assault
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 city council votes to pay Opera House mural costs
WATERVILLE — Councilors on Tuesday approved spending $4,800 to restore a Waterville Opera House mural, but not before debating whether the work would decrease the mural’s value.
Fairfield home destroyed by fire
FAIRFIELD — Fire destroyed a Winter Street house Tuesday night, leaving one man homeless, according to Fire Chief Duane Bickford.
Waterville council OKs chickens
WATERVILLE — City councilors on Tuesday voted 7-0 to allow people in residential zones to keep up to six laying hens under specific conditions.
Waterville City Council votes on chickens tonight
WATERVILLE — City councilors tonight will consider allowing people to have chickens in residential zones, donating a small parcel of land to Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter and authorizing funding for a mural restoration.
Waterville, Clinton, Winslow police logs, Sept. 16 and 17
Theft, criminal trespass, fight
REPORTING ASIDE: A good turn is the best tool
Derek Ellis grew up in a world where you didn’t have to lock your door at night, and if you heard about someone’s house being burglarized, it was rare.
Waterville City Council considers chicken restrictions on Tuesday
Waterville city councilors on Tuesday are scheduled to consider allowing people in certain parts of the city to have up to six laying hens, under specific conditions, on their properties.