The Waterville Planning Board on Monday night got mired down in a debate about what, exactly, they were to discuss regarding a request to rezone the former Sacred Heart Church property.
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.
Family mourns woman who died in Belgrade Lakes microburst storm
Stefanie Rothschild, 52, of Cabin John, Maryland, had recently arrived at her camp in Belgrade Lakes, and was in her vehicle in the driveway during the storm June 30 when a tree crashed onto the vehicle.
Amy Calder: This July 4 holds extra meaning
As we share food and friendship this holiday weekend, we will be extra aware of our newfound freedom after a year of isolation, Amy Calder writes.
Legal opinion says Waterville must redo review process for proposal to use former church as events center
Waterville Mayor Jay Coelho says the legal opinion shows ‘we’ve been doing things a little backwards’ as officials prepare to send the controversial proposal back to the Planning Board.
Waterville school forum postponed after storm damages property of key official
The public forum, which may be rescheduled for next week, is to discuss a controversial proposal to build $6.12 million addition to Waterville Junior High School.
Waterville council declares budget emergency to continue spending after end of fiscal year
The City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to authorize spending after June 30, as they wait to learn what the city will receive in state funding.
Portland man charged with leading warden, state police on chase in Waterville
Justin Cardelli, 41, was arrested last Wednesday after he refused to stop for a warden in Waterville and eventually fled into the woods with a female passenger.
Waterville parents grill school superintendent, board on proposal to move some students
Parents sought answers Monday night before a scheduled public hearing Thursday on moving students in the fall of 2022 from Albert S. Hall School to a proposed addition at Waterville Junior High School.
Former Skowhegan Fire Chief Winton Thomas Keene Jr. memorialized at service
Keene, who served as fire chief from 1992 to 2001 and again from 2008-2014, died Nov. 23 last year with COVID-19.
Amy Calder: When a pet is injured
When our pets become injured or sick, we feel as bad as if they are human, Amy Calder writes.