Edson R. Small Jr. to receive the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Distinguished Community Service Award at the chamber’s 59th annual awards banquet Thursday at Enchanted Gables in Oakland.
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 both 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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Amy Calder: The joys of life come with expectation
Having the ability to experience anticipation, no matter how small or simple the wish or want, should be something everyone regularly enjoys, Amy Calder writes.
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Take it slow, drivers: Work crews abound as downtown Waterville road work continues
Some of the most visible work happening this week as part of the $11.92 million project is near the police station at Colby and Fronts streets, and on Main Street, near Post Office Square, where workers are replacing the road.
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MRC seeks support from member towns to restart Hampden waste-to-energy plant
If the Municipal Review Committee ends up purchasing the plant, it would look to secure $20 million for operational needs, with MRC municipalities either co-signing on the loan or possibly becoming investors by loaning cash to the MRC.
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Waterville council votes to buy $343,496 ambulance and equipment
The City Council decided Tuesday to purchase the new ambulance because of the growing need for transportation and medical services.
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Thousands lose power as storm brings snow, rain, winds to Maine
Central Maine Power Co. reported more than 2,700 customers were without power at one point Tuesday in Kennebec, Somerset and Franklin counties.
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State workers clean up diesel fuel spill following collision in Clinton
Clinton police Chief Rusty Bell says a 70-gallon fuel tank on a dump truck was pierced when a car ran a stop sign and hit the truck, causing diesel fuel to spill along the road.
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Waterville City Council expected to finalize $343,496 ambulance purchase
City councilors are scheduled to meet Tuesday to consider taking $250,000 from a Fire Department reserve account and another $90,000 from the city’s general fund to buy a new ambulance.
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Ulta Beauty to open store in Waterville plaza
A spokeswoman for Ulta Beauty said the store is in the early stages of planning but is scheduled to open later this year.
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Amy Calder: As grip of addiction loosens, search begins for a home
One of three homeless men sitting this week on the riverbank in Waterville said being without a home in summer is OK, but in winter ‘it’s rough and it’s cold,’ Amy Calder writes.