“Christina’s World,” the Andrew Wyeth painting the Museum of Modern Art in New York City placed in storage, ought to be in Maine, 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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Hobby Lobby to open in March at Elm Plaza in Waterville
The craft and home decor store, with more than 850 stores in the U.S., will employ between 35 and 50 people, according to the company.
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Colby receives ‘major gift’ to support civic engagement
The gift from Colby Trustee Seth Lawry and his wife, Cynthia, will create in perpetuity the position of Lawry Family Director of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships.
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Waterville Charter Commission to continue discussion on ward system
The panel also decided Tuesday to postpone discussion about whether it is a conflict of interest for school employees to serve on the City Council until lawsuits related to that same topic are resolved.
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Waterville planners reelect Paul Lussier chairman
The Waterville Planning Board on Monday night also voted to approve, with a condition, a request by the Alfond Youth Center to reconfigure vehicle and pedestrian access to its building on North Street.
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Couple to open restaurant, bar, deli, market in downtown Waterville
The Portland Hunt & Alpine Club owners Andrew and Briana Volk are aiming to open Verna’s All Day at the end of the year in the Colby College-owned Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons at 150 Main St. in downtown Waterville.
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Waterville explores rules for short-term rentals
Waterville has no rules for such businesses, such as Airbnb rentals, but city officials say they are receiving complaints as the short-term rental industry grows locally.
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Amy Calder: Grocery shopping online reaps perks
Ordering groceries online through Hannaford To Go was a seamless process and convenient, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville market worker had hepatitis A while preparing food sold to customers
The Maine Center for Disease Control and state Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry are warning customers who may have purchased food from Joseph’s Market on Front Street from Dec. 27, 2019 to Jan. 9 this year that they may be at risk of being infected.
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Groups seek to boost Waterville area’s digital economy
The Central Maine Growth Council, an economic development organization, was one of 10 entities chosen to take part in a national technical assistance program that helps rural communities create digital economy jobs.