The board is also expected Monday to consider plans for an audiology practice and storage units, and elect a new chairman to succeed Paul Lussier, who has resigned from the board.
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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Waterville, Messalonskee, Gardiner high school students compete in virtual Thomas Cup
More than 100 students from around the state competed in the areas of technology, innovation, science and engineering during the event, held Friday through Saturday and hosted by Thomas College in Waterville.
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Families get to sledding at Lake George Regional Park event hosted by Skowhegan Outdoors and REACH
Lake George Regional Park was rife with activity Saturday as children and adults of all ages took part in a free sledding event designed to get them outdoors and taking part in healthful activities during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Former Waterville City Manager Michael Roy reflects on 16 years at the helm
Finding a new city manager to replace Roy was difficult during the coronavirus pandemic, when travel and setting up interviews was difficult, and those who know Roy best say his institutional knowledge of and dedication to the city he grew up in would make it hard to find a comparable successor.
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Amy Calder: The art of finding lost things
Losing important belongings can be unnerving, but there’s a tried-and-true method for finding them, Amy Calder writes.
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Hotel opening, $11.2 million revitalization project among plans for this year in downtown Waterville
The Lockwood Hotel completion by Colby College is just one of many projects expected to occur this year in downtown Waterville, including the completion and opening of the Arts Collaborative across Main Street from the hotel.
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One man arrested on drug charges after Somerset Sheriff’s raid in Concord Township
Juan Nunez, 37, formerly of New Jersey, was arrested and taken to Somerset County Jail after the raid, which was conducted around 4:05 a.m. Wednesday in a trailer at Concord Trailer Park.
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Northern Light Inland Hospital’s vaccination clinics begin in Fairfield
Kennebec Valley Community College was the site Tuesday of Northern Light Inland Hospital’s first vaccination clinic for health care workers and others 70 or older.
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Waterville and a local land trust awarded $50,000 grant for South End housing
The grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Wells Fargo for the city and Waterville Community Land Trust was one of only eight awarded to cities around the country that are working to create safe, affordable housing.
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Former Larsen’s building in Waterville gets ‘top-to-bottom’ renovation and will house nutrition store
Businessman Bill Mitchell is renovating 57 Main St. in downtown Waterville, where Elm City Nutrition is slated to open on the first floor this spring and the upper two floors are large, high-end apartments.