North Elementary School will be razed to make way for a new building, but on one day this week the community held fast to its bubbles, Amy Calder writes.
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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Belgrade Village Dam crumbling and needs $100,000 fix
The residents of towns that are part of an interlocal agreement to maintain and operate the Belgrade Village Dam and two others are being asked at annual town meetings this year to increase their funding by 188% to help fund the repair.
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Waterville City Council approves housing rental registration ordinance
Councilors met Tuesday to OK the ordinance, which officials say is necessary to ensure rental properties are safe for tenants, and also signed off on a $200,000 grant for the demolition of buildings at the intersection of Front and Temple streets downtown.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Police: Woman charged with driving under influence of drugs following Waterville crash
Rebecca Mceachern-Gorman, 29, faces charges after police said she crashed a car into a utility pole on Main Street.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Two arrested in Skowhegan traffic stop that nets 200 unlicensed marijuana plants in trailer
Working with the U.S. Border Patrol, Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam stopped a pickup truck that was hauling a 21-foot trailer with potted marijuana plants inside.
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Waterville City Council eyes state grant to demolish buildings and make way for downtown housing
Councilors are scheduled to hold a public hearing Tuesday on funding earmarked for the project planned for the intersection of Temple and Front streets.
Posted inLocal Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Belgrade voters approve $1.67 million budget
In noting, residents elected Peter Rushton to fill the unexpired term of Selectman Rick Damren, who died while in office.
Posted inLocal Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Canaan voters approve $1.6 million budget, allow ATVs on secondary roads
The annual Town Meeting was held Saturday morning at Canaan Farmers Hall and the elections will be held 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at the Town Office.
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Departure of Waterville manager remains shrouded in mystery after release of city records
The Morning Sentinel requested, through the state Freedom of Access Act, emails between Steve Daly and city officials for two weeks prior to and two weeks following Daly’s resignation on Dec. 23, but much of that information was redacted or blacked out.
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Reporting Aside: Rather than investing in ‘stuff,’ Waterville woman says, invest in others
Brenda Whitney gets joy from helping others, without looking for thank-yous, Amy Calder writes.