Amy Calder asks those with hard-held views on immigration to consider from whence they came, as the U.S. is about to celebrate the anniversary of its independence from Britain.
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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Waterville council to consider proposed $42.8 million city, school budget
The council on Tuesday also will consider selling city-owned property on Airport Road.
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Waterville board again to consider plans for Lockwood Hotel downtown
The Waterville Planning Board on Monday will consider final plans for a $26 million hotel, as well as redevelopment of two mill buildings on Water Street, expansion of a financial firm on Silver Street, and a public boat dock and path.
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Life-size, sand-cast ornamental deer trio stolen from Skowhegan lawn
Dominick and Louise Rinaldi, who are in their 70s, are devastated by the theft of the deer and hope the public will help police find those responsible.
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Waterville’s $7.37 million downtown redesign project open house draws crowd
At least 100 people attended the first hour of the two-hour event, which gave them a chance to ask questions about and comment on plans to convert traffic on Main and Front streets two-way and other changes.
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State investigators probe Pittsfield, Palmyra fires
The fires occurred a week and 8 miles apart on U.S. Route 2 and destroyed unoccupied buildings.
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Corinna fire destroys barn, equipment
A fire that tore through a cow barn early Tuesday at 514 Corinna Center Road destroyed tractors, a skid steer, a hay baler and other equipment, according to Corinna Fire Chief Allen Emerson.
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Waterville police investigate two-car crash on College Avenue
Two women and two children were taken by ambulances to separate hospitals after a collision on College Avenue in Waterville.
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Waterville’s Maine International Film Festival announces opening night film, achievement award winner
The 22nd annual festival that runs July 12-21 will open with “Blow the Man Down,” a movie made in Maine with a mix of “dark humor, suspense, saltiness,” according to organizers.
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Fire that damaged Waterville house caused by electrical problem, official says
A fire early Saturday morning that damaged a house on Mae Terrace and displaced a family of five was electrical in nature and started inside a wall on the second floor, officials said.