The Planning Board later this month will take up two separate proposals that between them would bring about 80 housing units to downtown.
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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New $15 million Kennebec Water District complex in Waterville opening to public
The complex at 131 Drummond Ave. puts administrative offices on Cool Street and operations on South Street at the same location.
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Local drivers will need to find alternate routes and be ready for six-day closure of Ticonic Bridge
The bridge over the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow will close temporarily to vehicles and pedestrians beginning Monday, Aug. 7, as part of a $52.8 million project to replace it.
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As browntail moths emerge, Waterville launches experiment to limit exposure
City Councilor Thomas Klepach helps the city mitigate the effects of the browntail moth and is heading up tests at four city parks.
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A life of loving film: Edda Briggs’ passion for cinema keeps her returning to MIFF
Edda Briggs of Waterville has been attending the Maine International film festival for many years with her children, two of whom now work for the Maine Film Center, which hosts the 10-day event.
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Waterville mill redevelopment plan on hold as developer grapples with construction costs, financing
It is not clear when the more than $30 million project will resume to transform the former Lockwood-Duchess Mill building closest to the Ticonic Bridge into affordable apartments and space for commercial and retail uses.
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Reporting Aside: Letter penned by former U.S. Sen. Smith offers reminder of values we must embrace
The letter sent years ago by U.S. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Skowhegan was a reminder of what she stood for: respect, integrity and the courage to stand up for what is right, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville identifies plans for further downtown improvements
Housing, parking and access to the green space along the Kennebec River were a focus of an urban planning discussion Thursday.
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Puritan Medical Products announces layoffs affecting more than 200 in Pittsfield
Based in Guilford, Puritan had become one of the top two swab manufacturers in the world, but orders have decreased dramatically as the COVID-19 pandemic has receded, forcing the company to downsize.
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Inspection report reveals code, safety violations that forced closure of Waterville restaurant
A city official said the owner of Cancun Mexican Restaurant has not responded to an order issued earlier this month to fix several deficiencies before the eatery can reopen.