The council on Tuesday also will consider appointing Robert Neal Patterson to the Planning Board and amending the lease with Airlink Academy at the city-owned Robert A. LaFleur Municipal Airport.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Emotions ‘running really high’ 8 years later as mother of Ayla Reynolds pushes court case
Ayla Bell Reynolds was reported missing by her father, Justin DiPietro, from their Waterville home on Dec. 17, 2011, and her mother, Trista Reynolds, continues to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against DiPietro.
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Amy Calder: ‘Bicycle man’ working to help people
Douglas Whitney, 50, of Waterville, corrals and fixes stray bicycles, then sells or donates them to people who don’t have one, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inLocal & State
Man, woman killed in head-on crash in Vassalboro
A Jeep Liberty crossed the centerline and hit an SUV, the deputy chief of the Vassalboro Fire Department says.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Religion and Values
Planning Board to consider Waterville church’s request for rezoning
The Planning Board on Monday will consider whether to recommend to the City Council that it rezone 6 Main Place to allow a church to lease space in the building.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Waterville couple takes part in 120th annual Christmas Bird Count
Bird lovers and longtime watchers Jose and Lea Ramirez help to document populations and habitats, which helps wildlife organizations develop conservation strategies.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
11-vehicle pileup on I-95 in Pittsfield area caused by icy conditions, police say
Nine passenger vehicles, a wrecker and tractor trailer truck were involved in the crash Friday after motorists were caught by surprise by freezing rain, according to the state Department of Public Safety.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Augusta, police say
Dana Banister, of Augusta, was hit by a vehicle at 7:16 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Western Avenue and Sewall Street, according to police.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Phillips-Sandy elected new school board chairperson in Waterville
Joan Phillips-Sandy was elected the new chairperson of the Waterville Board of Education after former Chairperson Sara Sylvester announced her resignation because she moved out of her ward.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville sewer pipe repair project nears completion
Crews on Thursday installed the final length of a 30-inch force sewer pipe on Water Street as part of a two-week project to fix a broken pipe that dumped 34 million gallons of sewage into the Kennebec River.