Randy and Lisa Jones of Augusta bought the former Railroad Square Cinema complex with a long-term goal of making it a center for the arts and artisans.
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s former Railroad Square Cinema to house acting playhouse, cultural events center
Randy and Lisa Jones of Augusta bought the former Railroad Square Cinema complex, which they have renamed The Playhouse at Waterville Station. Their long-term goal is to make it a center for the arts and artisans.
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New Big Apple store construction, other developments underway in Fairfield
A bigger, newer Big Apple on Main Street is in the works along with other projects in the area.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: ‘Horrible’ buffalo wings make for a super humbling experience
When appetizers for Super Bowl Sunday bomb, it can mean only one thing: the cook has little interest in football, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Oakland to seek legal opinion on issue of councilor who is also paid as a first responder
Officials want guidance on whether it is legal for a town councilor to vote on matters involving the Oakland Fire Department if the councilor also receives pay for responding to rescue calls on an emergency basis.
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Waterville Planning Board approves hotel plan, sends solar rule changes to City Council
Hill Hospitality, based in Easton, Maryland, plans to build a four-story Home2 Suites by Hilton at the corner of Industrial and Armory roads.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville’s alternative high school location to move in time for fall classes
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday also heard from Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Allen that the Maine Department of Education had awarded Waterville schools a $190,000 literacy grant to be used at the junior high and high schools.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Annual Central Maine Chocolate Festival draws those with sweet tooths, other interests to Fairfield
Vendors were selling chocolate treats, crafts, toys and other items Sunday at the Fairfield Community Center, all to benefit the Central Maine Fourth of July Celebration in Clinton.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Planning Board to consider 89-room hotel, solar ordinance revisions
The board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the City Hall Annex at 46 Front St.
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Police: Canaan man arrested after leading officer on chase, crashing vehicle
Nicholas Hanson, 39, led police Friday on a chase through Skowhegan and into Madison, where he crashed, according to officials.