The Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market has come out of its indoor spot at the Chace Forum in the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons to pitch its wares at its new location in the Head of Falls parking lot.
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 discusses proposed dispatch fee increases
The Waterville Regional Communications Center at the police department dispatches for the city as well as for eight other communities.
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Skowhegan girl recovering in Boston after cancer surgery
Cierrah French, 12, who underwent a several-hour surgery Tuesday to remove a tumor in her leg and replace her knee, is doing well, according to her grandfather, Wayne Blodgett.
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Colby College gets ‘remarkable’ naming gift for future downtown Waterville art center
The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at the heart of the city will be named for longtime art collector and Colby benefactor, Paul J. Schupf.
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Waterville board increases proposed school budget to $24.88 million
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday voted to add a school bus, a half-time music teacher and a stipend for a garden program instructor to the proposed budget, for a total addition of $59,229; but officials said the numbers could change.
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Amy Calder: Bravely battling rare form of cancer
Cierrah French, 12, of Skowhegan, has chrondocarcinoma, which is resistant to chemotherapy and radiation, and will undergo surgery on her right leg Tuesday in Boston.
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Revitalized Waterville to live long as Mike Roy’s legacy
Over his 14-year tenure in Waterville, Roy has worked on projects including the RiverWalk at Head of Falls, the Quarry Road Recreation Area, the Hathaway Creative Center and downtown revitalization efforts.
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Hearings on disputed Waterville bag ban ballots scheduled
The Waterville Voter Registration Appeals Board will consider the eligibility of 75 voters who cast ballots on the plastic bag ban issue, since challengers say they suspect those voters have not proved residency.
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Waterville city manager says he’ll retire in a year, following contract extension
The City Council Tuesday night also took a first vote to amend the downtown tax increment financing district to remove two buildings from the district and create a new district.
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Anson fire victim was a great outdoorsman, story teller, according to his children
Richard Duley, 75, was alone in his Moore Street home Sunday when it was destroyed by fire, the cause of which remains unknown.