City looking to issue license to a marijuana retail shop owner who was told earlier this year a marijuana store would be allowed on College Avenue. But the council later took action that effectively prohibited the store from opening.
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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Toddler in critical condition after being found unresponsive in Cornville pond, police say
The 2-year-old was found Tuesday afternoon in a small farm pond off James Road and airlifted to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, according to officials.
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Waterville council expected to vote on marijuana business license, ordinance change
The retail shop owner signed a lease for a Waterville property to open a marijuana retail shop before the city approved a “safe zone” around a nearby homeless shelter, prohibiting the sale of marijuana in that area.
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Man arrested after he ‘head-butted and sucker-punched’ Pittsfield officer, police say
Michael Antonino, 40, of Pittsfield “head-butted and sucker-punched” Officer Michael Cray, who was treated for minor lacerations. according to police.
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Pittsfield woman arrested following robbery at restaurant
A Pittsfield woman remained in jail Sunday after she reportedly robbed a downtown Pittsfield restaurant Saturday, according to police.
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Colby celebrates groundbreaking for Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
The ceremony drew about 40 members of Colby’s Board of Trustees, faculty, senior staff and students to the college’s Mayflower Hill campus.
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Farmington Fair opens to sunny skies, drawing crowds
The 180th fair made a comeback this year after it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic last year.
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More than 20 people displaced in 10-unit Sidney apartment fire
The fire that destroyed two apartments in a 10-unit building and caused smoke damage throughout the structure at 179 Dinsmore Road apparently started in a meter box on the outside of the building, according to the fire chief.
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Some Waterville roads may be rubble but end in sight for several projects
Besides the ongoing downtown road construction that’s part of an $11.2 million revitalization project, the state is paving Kennedy Memorial Drive and the city is working on several other streets.
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Amy Calder: Being homeless a ‘very, very tough life’ for Waterville trio
Two young men and a woman who pushed a grocery cart with all their belongings through the streets of downtown Waterville on Wednesday were humble people just looking for a place to live, Amy Calder writes.