‘The city of Waterville is seeing growth and interest in development at a rate that I’ve not witnessed in my 25-year involvement with the chamber,’ says Kimberly N. Lindlof, president of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce.
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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Charges pending in single-vehicle China crash involving serious injury
The crash Friday night involving a 2005 Honda Civic is under investigation, according to Lt. Chris Read of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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State fire officials investigating Unity fire that destroyed barn, damaged mobile home
The fire Monday at 562 Albion Road destroyed a large barn, damaged a mobile home and vinyl siding on two garages and caused two spot fires across the road, according to Unity fire Chief Blaine Parsons.
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Fire destroys Unity barn and heavily damages adjacent mobile home
Several fire departments responded to the blaze at 562 Albion Road.
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Waterville Opera House teems with youths, adults auditioning for “Newsies the Musical”
Dozens of adults and children swarmed the Opera House Sunday to try out for parts in the musical, based on the Disney film “Newsies,” and the true story of the news boy strike in New York City in 1899.
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Fire destroys Clinton horse barn and apartment, five homeless, but horses rescued
Fire tore through a large horse stable and attached apartment Saturday night, destroying the apartment and a horse business and leaving a woman and four children homeless.
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Historic house tours, parade, fireworks mark Saturday’s Madison-Anson Days
The four-day celebration included an antique tractor show, crafts, dance with live music, fishing derby, golf tournament, carnival and dynamite cook off.
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Amy Calder: He dreams of walking on his own two feet
After years of working and being self-sufficient, Bob Madore, 58, of Waterville, is injured, immobile and feeling trapped, Amy Calder writes.
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Adult-use marijuana store request on Waterville agenda
Remington Street Properties LLC is requesting that the Waterville City Council refer to the city’s Planning Board for public hearing and recommendation a request to rezone property at 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive so that an adult-use marijuana store may be opened there.
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Families, children, get ‘sneak peek’ of Children’s Discovery Museum in Waterville
Those touring the future home of the Children’s Discovery Museum on Thursday viewed space inside the building on Eustis Parkway and got to interact with museum exhibits on the lawn outside.