The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual awards ceremony April 25 at Enchanted Gables at Medicine Bend Stables in Oakland.
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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Amy Calder: In search of a fence post, we buy a fence
After a fruitless effort to find a round post to fix a fence, Amy Calder and her husband wind up purchasing a whole new fence instead.
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Harrington to receive Mid-Maine chamber’s Elias A. Joseph Award
The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce will hand out awards April 25 at its 56th Annual Awards Ceremony, to be held at held at Enchanted Gables in Oakland.
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Waterville council to consider TIF District, manager’s contract
City councilors on Tuesday will consider voting to remove two buildings from the current downtown tax increment financing district to approve a new district and will also consider extending City Manager Michael Roy’s contract a year.
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Waterville, Fairfield facade programs offer matching funds for building improvements
Waterville grants have been awarded for business improvements, but Fairfield still is accepting applications for a facade and marketing assistance program.
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Humane Society Waterville Area reaches $250,000 fundraising goal
Last year the shelter on Webb Road was in danger of closing, but with a new executive director, aggressive fundraising efforts and community contributions, the facility will remain open.
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Video: Watch Bubba the cat get rescued from Skowhegan tree after 2 days, 2 snowstorms
The 11-month-old cat climbed up a 30-foot-tall cedar tree Monday in Skowhegan and wouldn’t come down, despite the urgings of his owner, Christine Conte.
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Skowhegan apartment fire caused by wind-blown siding hitting utility line, energy surges
Skowhegan Fire Chief Shawn Howard said siding from the building at 378 Water St. blew loose April 4, striking a distribution line that energized part of the building, causing fires to start inside.
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Vassalboro chief: Sunday blaze highlights danger of burning brush too close to buildings
In the wake of a barn fire Sunday that spread to a nearby garage, fire Chief Eric Rowe urges people to obtain a permit for a brush fire and ensure it is at least 100 feet from structures.
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Amy Calder: Memories of the ’60s balm to the soul
As winter melts away, the sun climbs higher in the sky and the weight of bad news grows heavy, memories of an idyllic childhood in central Maine can warm the soul, writes Amy Calder.