City councilors heard from several people Tuesday about the city’s plan to expand and improve recreation offerings.
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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Homelessness, poverty taking center stage at Waterville forums starting this week
Three virtual forums hosted by Katie Spencer White, CEO of the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, will be held this month to discuss the problem, what is being done and what needs to be done from here.
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Waterville City Council to consider pot ordinance change, license for Marijuanaville retail shop
City councilors are also expected Tuesday to consider appointing a committee to explore ways to spend federal COVID-19 relief funds.
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Waterville teens offered fun and games, along with chance to find work
Waterville Senior High School students play lawn games during lunch hour as part of program that’s meant to keep them busy after school while making them aware of internship and job offerings.
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Arts center in downtown Waterville to take shape as beams move into place
Steel beams are expected to be installed starting Monday for the $18 million Paul J. Schupf Art Center. The center will include art galleries, three cinemas, a cafe, studios and a skywalk to the Waterville Opera House.
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Amy Calder: An unlikely Waterville pair tackles an intractable problem
Purpose over profit: Mayor Jay Coelho and the Rev. Maureen Ausbrook are teaming up to cook food for the homeless and deliver it where necessary — be it under a bridge or in the woods, Amy Calder writes.
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Colby College to honor journalists with Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award
The award is given annually to journalists who exhibit courage in reporting and writing. The recipients this year had their phone records seized by the Justice Department in an effort to uncover their sources.
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Waterville pitches $1.8 million plan to boost soccer, other recreational offerings
The City Council will hear a broad proposal on Oct. 5 that includes moving the youth soccer fields from the North Street Recreation Area over to the Pine Ridge Recreation Area.
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Private Waterville school superintendent who condemned COVID-19 restrictions tests positive for virus
Kevin Wood of Temple Academy has criticized those who support restrictions meant to stop the spread of the disease as ‘twisted and sick.’
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Amy Calder: An old Waterville church is full of history, and much-needed repairs
The Rev. Frank Byron of the Second Baptist Church and church historian Don Perrine have been working to repair the 135-year-old building and preserve it for generations to come, Amy Calder writes.