WATERVILLE — The emotional and spiritual features of classical Jewish literature will be the topic of monthly classes starting later this month.
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.
Cyclists have fun raising funds in sun
WATERVILLE — Judith Blanchard was geared up and ready for the 40-mile bicycle trek to Belfast.
Hallees honored for devotion to Waterville’s South End
WATERVILLE — Ask City Planner Ann Beverage about Kim and David Hallees’ devotion to the city’s South End and she can’t say enough about the couple.
Pedal-powered Trek launched
WATERVILLE — Judith Blanchard was geared up and ready for the 40-mile bicycle trek to Belfast.
Waterville rabbi to host classes on sacred stories
WATERVILLE — The emotional and spiritual features of classical Jewish literature will be the topic of monthly classes to be hosted downtown starting later this month.
Trekkers leave Waterville; expect to raise $1.8 million
“It’s addictive. It’s wonderful. It’s the best way to see our glorious state,” said one bicyclist.
Newport soldier honored
DEXTER — U.S. Army Capt. Jay Brainard was mourned, honored and buried Saturday, three weeks after the helicopter he was piloting crashed while on patrol in Afghanistan.
Captain honored for his sacrifice
DEXTER — U.S. Army Capt. Jay Brainard was mourned, honored and buried Saturday, three weeks after the helicopter he was piloting crashed while on patrol in Afghanistan.