The fire was reported at the former San Antonio Shoe factory on Waverly Avenue in Pittsfield.
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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Elderly man evicted from Albion home becomes governor’s guest at State of the State
Richard Sukeforth, 80, said he is grateful for LePage’s efforts to help the elderly.
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Waterville planners get first look at Colby residential complex for downtown
About 200 students expected to move into building in fall of 2018
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Waterville council to consider selling Concourse site to Colby for $300,000
The sale would include a tax break for retail on first floor and payment in lieu of taxes for residential space on upper floors.
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Review of proposed downtown Colby College residential complex in Waterville to start
The complex at 150 Main St. would house 200 students and would have retail space on the ground floor.
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Colby College art museum receives $100 million gift from longtime supporters
Colby Museum of Art supporters Peter and Paula Lunder’s gift includes about 1,500 works of art and will create the Lunder Institute of American Art at the Waterville campus.
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Colby College museum in Waterville nets $100 million gift
Colby Museum of Art supporters Peter and Paula Lunder’s gift includes about 1,500 works of art and will create the Lunder Institute of American Art at the Waterville campus.
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Waterville apartment building fire sends firefighter, 6 others to hospital
Crews from six communities battled the blaze at a two-story Summer Street apartment building, where officials said there were smoke detectors but the batteries had been removed.
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Colby College president vows to protect students, staff following Trump travel order
Colby president David A. Greene said the college ‘is ‘offering tailored assistance based on each individual’s circumstance,’ while about 100 people gathered Monday night outside Waterville City Hall to protest the immigration order.
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LePage pushes bill to prevent foreclosure on elderly after outrage over Albion couple’s eviction
Richard and Leonette Sukeforth, both 80, were foreclosed on and evicted from Albion home, prompting the governor to push for legislation that would prevent towns from doing that.