Andrea Curtis’ 4-year-old son improving at Boston hospital, according to cousin.
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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Loving life, customers, Cornville Christmas tree farmer enjoys being generous
‘I’m 70 and I haven’t felt this good since I was 55,’ said Bryant LaPlante, owner of The Forest.
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Mother, boy seriously injured in Skowhegan fire
Skowhegan police Officer Tim Williams is credited with rescuing the pair from the burning home; the woman is in critical condition and her 4-year-old son was taken to a Boston hospital.
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Waterville traffic study results to get public hearing next week
Among the top issues examined in the study is whether two-way traffic on Main Street, which existed many years ago, should be restored.
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Colby College students march against hate, Trump immigration plans
More than 300 students turned out on the Waterville campus Thursday to oppose injustice after Donald Trump’s election.
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Maine Catholic bishop blesses restored cross at Waterville cemetery
Bishop Robert Deeley of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland presided over a dedication ceremony Wednesday that drew more than 100 people to see the restored cross from the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church.
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‘Ellie,’ the giant elm in Waterville’s Castonguay Square, passes health test
An expert on Wednesday said the tree, more than 100 years old and believed to be the city’s oldest, is in pretty good shape following proactive measures by officials to preserve it.
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Fire destroys grinding machine at Oakland Transfer Station
The Tuesday morning fire at the facility off Town Farm Road sent up thick black smoke that was visible from several miles in the Oakland area.
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Waterville residents may no longer put plastic retail and grocery bags in curbside recycling bins
Ecomaine has stopped accepting the bags because they clog up its sorting machines and is encouraging city residents to use reusable bags.
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Colby College president, faculty vow to help protect undocumented students
David A. Greene joins more than 200 college presidents in seeking protection for students who use the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative, which President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to cancel.