Some Waterville residents, who oppose holding council meetings in the Colby College-owed building downtown, said people can carry handguns in a city-owned building but not at the Colby facility.
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
Waterville council accepts $10,000 from Colby to help with parking enforcement
City Councilors on Tuesday also voted unanimously to increase parking fine amounts from $10 to $25 and the fee for parking illegally in a handicapped space from $50 to $200.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, News
Elderly woman struck by car in Waterville Hannaford parking lot
A woman, 86, was pushing her grocery cart to her vehicle when she was struck by a car, after which she was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, according to police.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State
Amy Calder: Baby showers, like time machines, take you back
A baby shower with a handful of guests, good food, entertainment and just the right number of gifts can transport you back to a time when you were seeing the experience for the first time, writes Amy Calder.
Posted inLocal & State
Waterville council to consider final votes on parking enforcement donation, fines
Councilors on Tuesday also will address a proposal to change the location of council meetings as advocates argue holding them at a Colby-owned property is a conflict of interest that also infringes on their right to bear arms.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Treatment of opioid crisis in central Maine gets a boost
While MaineGeneral Health and others have established effective programs to combat the epidemic, health care leaders see new hope in the approaches from Mills’ administration.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Uncategorized
Morning Sentinel Feb. 15 police log
Waterville area police reports for Feb. 15, 2019.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Troy fire that displaced five people started in electrical box
Troy fire Chief Daniel Nealley said Thursday that Mitchell Harvey and his family lost everything in the fire and that the home was not insured.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Morning Sentinel Feb. 12 police log
Waterville area police reports for Feb. 12, 2019.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Fleeing Waterville bank robber slips, spills money, gun in front of special agent, police say
The suspect lost his footing on ice across from Bangor Savings Bank in the parking lot of a Waterville restaurant, where a state police special agent happened to be parked.