Two men were treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital Friday after the vehicles they were driving on U.S. Route 201 collided, according to Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam.
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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Cedar Ridge in Skowhegan reports all COVID-19 test results are negative
The nursing rehabilitation and long-term care facility reported Friday that the Norovirus also is gone from the center.
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Casualties of the pandemic: Waterville area businesses forced to close their doors — permanently
Maine Made & More and Eric’s Restaurant in Waterville and The China Dine-ah in China are among businesses that did not survive the pandemic.
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Waterville council to eye $1 million request for downtown project
City Manager Michael Roy plans to ask city councilors Tuesday to approve spending $1 million in unexpected costs for the downtown BUILD project.
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Amy Calder: Living creatively, in a pandemic
If the coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it is how to be creative and never give up, writes Amy Calder.
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Waterville Senior High School graduation will go on, with ingenuity
Central Maine Motors Auto Group owners Chris and Linanne Gaunce are working with school officials to help plan an in-person graduation that is both creative and safe during the pandemic.
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Waterville City Council rejects sending letter to Mills, but mayor says he will do it anyway
Four of seven councilors opposed signing a letter by Mayor Nick Isgro and Councilor Rick Foss, R-Ward 5, offering to help the governor in allowing more businesses to open safely.
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Payne to resign from Waterville school board, but will remain on charter commission
Julian Payne, a member of both the Waterville Board of Education and Waterville Charter Commission, has bought a home in Cornville and plans to resign from the school board in two weeks but stay on the Charter Commission.
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Children’s Discovery Museum to close Augusta location, focus on Waterville
The museum, which offers exhibits and activities to ignite the curiosity of children and celebrate learning through play, plans to buy the First Congregational United Church of Christ at 7 Eustis Parkway in Waterville.
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Some retailers in Waterville area open Monday, others are making preparations
Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday that retailers could open to in-store customers if stores followed strict guidelines.