WATERVILLE — Seven people are alive today because smoke detectors in their building alerted them early Monday to escape a fire that ultimately left them homeless.
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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Seven homeless after fire
WATERVILLE — Four adults and three children are alive today because smoke detectors in their building alerted them early Monday to escape a fire that ultimately left them homeless.
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Eight people homeless after Waterville fire
WATERVILLE – Eight people, including several children, are homeless after fire ripped through their 8 King St. apartment building in the city’s South End early today.
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Colby College turns wood into steam into savings
WATERVILLE — A new $11.25 million biomass plant at Colby College is now in operation, with officials expecting it will save the college about $1.5 million a year in heating costs.
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Turning wood into a steam into savings
WATERVILLE — A new $11.25 million biomass plant at Colby College is now in operation, with officials expecting it will save the college about $1.5 million a year in heating costs.
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City moves closer to pipeline
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Waterville City Council reconsiders possible station site
WATERVILLE — City councilors at a special meeting Jan. 31 will reconsider the Morning Sentinel building as a possible site for a police station now that a lower asking price is being offered.