The council meeting this week is scheduled for Wednesday night — instead of Tuesday — because of Election Day.
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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Evening Sandwich Program in Waterville restarts on Tuesdays and Fridays
The Universalist Unitarian Church on Silver Street is resuming its Evening Sandwich Program this week on a limited basis after closing temporarily in March and June due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amy Calder: Post election, show respect
As Americans, we are part of the same team, despite our divisions, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville officials, business owner seek solutions to Silver Street problems
Business owner John Fortier is asking Waterville officials to find alternatives to closing part of Silver Street downtown from April 1 to Nov. 1, 2021, to allow for outdoor dining and to solve problems with unsavory activities occurring in an alleyway next to his business.
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Oakland church goes virtual, saying student who attended in-person tests positive for COVID-19
Jamie Dickson, senior pastor of Kingdom Life Church in Oakland, announced via Facebook video church services will go virtual because a college student who had attended in-person services tested positive for COVID-19.
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Waterville day care closes temporarily for lack of staff after worker exposed to COVID-19
Temple Tots is on the same property as Temple Academy on West River Road. Neither the day care nor the school has reported a COVID-19 infection, according to Superintendent Kevin Wood.
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Fire destroys Palmyra home, leaving at least three homeless
The fire on Gale Road is believed to have been started by an electrical heater in a bedroom, according to Hartland fire Chief Charles Gould, who responded to the scene Saturday.
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Skowhegan girl gets 125-pound deer on Youth Hunting Day
Kaylee Blodgett, 15, is no novice, having been hunting since she was 10, and she has shot five deer and a moose during her lifetime.
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Sidney takes part in first national ‘Vote Early Day’
Vote Early Day, held Oct. 24, was started by a group of business people, nonprofit entities, election administrators and others who wanted to make sure Americans understand all their voting options.
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Amy Calder: Wear a mask, save a life
It is a simple act of compassion to wear a mask, and it saves lives in a big way, Amy Calder writes.