A recent letter from a generous, unidentified reader resulted in a donation to charity, Amy Calder writes.
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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Funding outside organizations triggers debate on Waterville’s budget priorities
Some councilors on Tuesday questioned whether the city should commit to funding certain organizations in the proposed budget, while others said the city has the money to do so.
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Lockwood housing plan in Waterville gets boost after council takes first vote on tax districts
As part of the housing plan, 65 units will be developed in the former Marden’s Industrial building on Water Street in Waterville.
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New Waterville art center on track to open with board approval, demolition underway
The Paul J. Schupf Art Center is set to open in December 2022, with plans also calling for improved access to the Waterville Opera House through a new skywalk.
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Benton man sentenced to 27 months in prison in drug case
Prosecutor: Daniel Hall, 32, distributed cocaine and marijuana Jan. 29 to a confidential informant at Green Thumb Organics, the medical marijuana store Hall owned in Waterville. Hall no longer owns the store, according to sources.
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Waterville to consider Lockwood Mill housing plan TIF change
The Waterville City Council on Tuesday also will consider helping to fund community service organizations.
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Waterville Planning Board to review final plans for $18 million Paul J. Schupf Art Center
Board also expected Monday night to consider final plans for a mini mall on College Avenue and a wood products facility on Airport Road.
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Waterville prepares for students to attend summer ‘camps’
The Waterville Board of Education heard from school principals last week about plans for summer activities to help make up for academic and social-emotional loss students experienced during a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Road project to start Monday on I-95 in Palmyra and extend 13 miles
The state Department of Transportation announced that the $6.79 million project will include paving, bridge and guardrail work.
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Jorgensen’s Café moving up the street after 3 decades in downtown Waterville
Jorgensen’s owner Theresa Dunn says the new space, the former Me Lon Togo Bistro, features a dining room with lots of windows and natural light and a wraparound porch for outdoor dining.