WATERVILLE — Donations to Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen have reached $68,000 and more is trickling in, much to the delight — and relief — of kitchen director Dick Willette.
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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Toddler found on Waterville street
A half-clothed toddler found wandering alone early Friday is safe because an alert police officer saw her and investigated.
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Third man arrested in Waterville pharmacy robbery
WATERVILLE — Police on Tuesday arrested a third man in connection with the Aug. 21 robbery of the Rite Aid pharmacy on Main Street.
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Man in custody after threatening to jump from Colby roof
WATERVILLE — A Massachusetts man was taken into protective custody late Tuesday after he threatened to jump off the roof of the student center at Colby College, according to police Chief Joseph Massey.
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Railroad Square owner feels left out of Waterville business initiatives
Richard Parkhurst, owner of Railroad Square, told those who attended a workshop hosted by the City Council that a couple of years ago, he was told by an official affiliated with an art walk that his business could not take part because it was not in the downtown district.
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Waterville: Charges filed after cookie sheet-size slabs of marijuana found in vehicle; photo of pot
WATERVILLE — A man is facing an aggravated trafficking charge after he reportedly stashed about 3 pounds of marijuana, cash, scales and a ledger in a safe inside a vehicle.
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Waterville city councilors to review regional economics
WATERVILLE — City councilors tonight plan to review economic development organizations serving the city and the region to discuss the need for possible improvements or changes.