There are about 14 downtown buildings with vacant space, including seven that are fully empty, officials say.
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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St. Albans man sentenced to 23 years for child sex assault
Corey Farley, 30, was sentenced Tuesday at Somerset County Superior Court after being found guilty Dec. 15 of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact.
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Skijoring, downhill kayaking, ice fishing derby to highlight 10-day Somerset SnowFest
The SnowFest, in its fifth year of celebrating winter activities, kicks off Friday and continues to Feb. 26.
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Waterville Planning Board recommends City Council rezone former church rectory for Ware-Butler offices
The board forwarded its recommendation following a strong debate Tuesday on whether rezoning the land that was once home to Sacred Heart Church would change the complexion of the neighborhood.
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Canaan man dies in ATV crash on Sibley Pond
Thomas Souza, 50, was discovered under his ATV on the ice of Sibley Pond late Sunday, according to the state Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
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Skowhegan man working for contractor dies at Sappi paper mill
George Cutten, 64, died suddenly last week while performing work at Sappi in Skowhegan for a Hermon construction company.
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Waterville seeks to redraw ward lines to even out population representation
The City Council voted last week to approve a plan to redraw the lines in four city wards, and councilors are scheduled to take a second, final vote next week.
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Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture raises more than $21 million
The capital campaign was the most significant fundraising effort in the history of the school, which was established in 1946 in Madison and covers more than 350 acres.
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Waterville to hire community outreach coordinator to aid those with mental health or other crises
The person hired for the position will work to identify people in the community who struggle with mental health, substance abuse and other issues, and help connect them with services, thus reducing the need for police response.
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Reporting Aside: Waterville infant born with fragile heart seen as ‘precious gift’ to family
Liliana Ann Greene was born Jan. 11 in Boston with a rare heart condition that required surgery the day after her birth, Amy Calder writes.