The city is considering whether it should buy the church land from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. There’s a proposal to use it for a soup kitchen and homeless shelter, among other ideas.
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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Tensions mount at Waterville council meeting when group challenges mask mandate
Police were called when matters further escalated after the meeting when members of Maine Patriots With Attitude followed a couple outside where one member repeatedly used a vulgar term to insult a woman.
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Waterville council to discuss purchase, use of former Sacred Heart Church
Among the considerations for the church land between Pleasant Street and Middle Street is using it as a feeding location and overnight shelter for the homeless.
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Anti-mask mandate group says it will protest outside central Maine school board members’ homes
Nick Blanchard, founder of Maine Patriots With Attitude, wouldn’t say when or where these would take place.
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Athens woman injured Saturday in single-vehicle Madison crash
Mia J. Braley, 21, was driving south on U.S. Route 201 early Saturday when the car she was driving left the road and rolled over, causing serious injury to her right leg, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Amy Calder: New support group offers hope to people with brain injuries
People in central Maine who have suffered a stroke or brain injury are encouraged to talk about their experience with a group that formed this month in Fairfield, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville crowd encouraged to make simple gesture: Thank a veteran
Joel Lavenson, 74, of Belgrade, a U.S. Army sergeant who served from 1966 to 1970, described Thursday’s ceremony as ‘wonderful and simple.’
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KVCAP needs more volunteer drivers to fill important void
Dozens of volunteers shuttle people in Kennebec and Somerset counties to medical and social service appointments. A few dozen more drivers are needed to keep up with demand, KVCAP officials say.
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Waterville ceremony celebrates final beam placed on Paul J. Schupf Art Center downtown
The $18 million center is scheduled to open late next year and is seen as another draw that will make downtown a destination spot for people in central Maine.
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School districts in central Maine hustle to bring COVID-19 vaccine to their youngest students
Children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible for the vaccine and some school districts in the region will host clinics as soon as next week.