Helping the homeless and ensuring stable housing were mentioned at a Waterville City Council hearing Tuesday as the panel seeks input on how to spend $1.7 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding.
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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As nation prepares to mark 20 years since 9/11, vivid images remain for central Mainers of the fateful day
From teachers and students to first responders, local people shared their memories of the terrorist attacks two decades later.
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Oakland motorcyclist who died after Freeport crash was railroad safety manager
Oscar Gerry III died six days after the crash Aug. 21 on Interstate 295 in Freeport while riding with about 20 other motorcyclists headed to visit a motorcycle club in Portland.
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Waterville council seeks public input for spending $1.7 million in pandemic relief money
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the Rescue Plan Act funds at 6 p.m. Tuesday at The Elm at 21 College Ave.
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Amy Calder: Thankful for the vaccines
Amy Calder questions why people rage against getting inoculated when vaccinations against polio, smallpox, COVID-19 and other illnesses save lives.
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Waterville man arrested after shot fired on residential street
John Rastrom, 28, of 72 Yeaton St., was charged Tuesday with multiple charges. Authorities say another person fired the gun and had acted in self-defense.
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Person taken into custody after shot fired in Waterville
No one was injured Tuesday afternoon when a gun was fired near Kennedy Memorial Drive and Northern Light Inland Hospital, police say.
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Waterville Opera House schedules full season, to include COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols
Patrons will have to show proof of vaccination or have a negative COVID-19 test prior to attending a show at the Waterville Opera House.
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Waterville advertises for full-time city planner amid continuing development boom
Ann Beverage has been the city planner 33 years but her position was cut from from full- to part-time in 2015, and she plans to apply for the new position.
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Amy Calder: When friends become family
A two-week visit to Maine in 1996 as part of the Fresh Air Fund program turned into a lifetime connection between Joey Molina, now 34, and his host family, David and Jeanine Deas of Waterville.