The larger project is a 37-unit apartment complex proposed by KVCAP in the city’s South End, while the second one seeks to build six downtown units on Main Street.
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 inLocal Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to move meetings to new location next month
The city is renovating a building at the corner of Front and Temple streets and leasing it monthly, with an option to buy within three years.
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Reporting Aside: Homeless veteran, described as invaluable volunteer, suffers setback after Waterville tumble
Ryan Sirois, 39, was leaving the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, where he’s seen as vital to its operations, when he sustained serious injuries after falling from his bicycle, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Three men charged with assaulting officers after Waterville traffic stop
Bruce Obert, Jeffrey Obert and Steven Kirkwood, all of Norridgewock, assaulted two Waterville police officers during a confrontation early Wednesday, according to Waterville police Maj. Jason Longley.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Hundreds ride passenger trains to Common Ground Country Fair
The Belfast and Moosehead Lake railroad runs two trains to and from the fair, one from Thorndike and the other from Unity.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville city councilors defend property tax increases after former councilor lambastes them
Phil Bofia said Tuesday the City Council lacked the courage to hold the line on spending, but the mayor and others defended the budget in part by saying wages for police and firefighters needed to increase.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council to consider purchase of police body cameras
Councilors could sign off Tuesday on spending $114,885 on 24 body cameras, and related equipment, to be worn by every patrol officer and patrol sergeant.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Grocery market with focus on regional producers, artisans to open in downtown Waterville
Main Street Provisions, scheduled to begin greeting customers next month at the storefront formerly occupied by L. Tardif Jeweler at 62 Main St., is one of several new ventures that has opened or is expected to open in the coming weeks.
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Reporting Aside: Winslow farm pushes for people to face life’s cruelties together
Robin Bartholf operates Ephphatha Community Farm where the horses and other animals can have a therapeutic effect on people with physical, developmental or emotional challenges, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Supporters rally for suspended Oakland town manager
The Town Council placed Ella Bowman on paid administrative leave Aug. 23, and she still does not know the details as to why, except that it was because of an employee complaint.