Thefts, harassment, unwanted persons
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.
REPORTING ASIDE: Blueberry Hill thrills Waterville restorer
Anne Palmer is one of those people who, when she gets an idea in her head, doesn’t let go. Her mission this summer is to see Blueberry Hill in Rome cleaned up and looking as it did when she frequented it 40 years ago.
Waterville City Council to consider Colby Circle site for police station
WATERVILLE — City councilors on Tuesday are scheduled to vote on whether to build a new police station at Colby Circle.
Waterville City Council to vote on Colby Circle location for police station
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at The Center and will be preceded by an executive session at 6:30 p.m. to discuss real estate negotiations related to purchasing land for a station.
Waterville’s South End to host National Night Out
WATERVILLE — Live music, a cookout, children’s games and police and fire demonstrations will be part of Tuesday’s National Night Out celebration at Green Street Park in the city’s South End.
Waterville police; Somerset, and Franklin county logs, Aug. 4 and 5
Theft, intoxicated persons, fireworks
Waterville area and Somerset County logs, Aug. 3 and 4
Criminal mischief, theft, assault
Organizers rate Taste of Greater Waterville a great success
Wednesday’s event drew thousands of people to Main Street and The Concourse parking lot downtown for an Eddie Money concert, outdoor dining, dancing, gymnasts, singers and vendors selling everything from jewelry to gourmet fudge.
Waterville police log, Aug. 1 and 2
Intoxicated persons, parking violations, fireworks
Thousands flock to Taste of Greater Waterville festival to sample food, rock music
WATERVILLE — Singer Eddie Money rocked the city’s center Wednesday night, belting out tunes to thousands of revelers who converged on the downtown for the 20th annual Taste of Greater Waterville.