The event’s organizers are seeking to raise money for fort improvements and to help educate people about the fort and the region’s history.
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.
Jorgensen’s Cafe in downtown Waterville to get new owners
Current co-owner Ginny Bolduc will stay on as manager after Todd Robinson, the founder of a financial services company, buys the restaurant, which will be run by his nephew, Joe Giardello, of Albion.
Waterville council approves TIF for former Seton hospital property
Fifty one- and two-bedroom apartments and commercial offices are part of the redevelopment plan.
Waterville planners to review Wrigley replica plan for city-owned baseball field
A neighboring resident has complaints about current lighting, parking and use of public address system at the Fran Purnell Field.
Waterville Planning Board debates medical marijuana ordinance
The city solicitor answers legal questions about ordinance language regarding location and restrictions on growing, dispensaries and storage.
Seton redevelopment TIF on Waterville council agenda
The City Council will also vote on the solid waste committee recommendation that the city not send its trash to the proposed Fiberight waste-to-energy plant.
Winslow moves forward on plan to close junior high school building
The school district will seek public input on the plan to close the aging school after the 2017-18 school year and move sixth-graders to the elementary school and seventh and eighth-graders to the high school.
Waterville Planning Board to discuss medical marijuana-related operations
City Solicitor Bill Lee will advise the board Monday about legal issues related to restricting such businesses.
Oakland councilors terminate lease of Old School House, vote to keep it
Also, RSU 18 residents will vote on a proposed $34.6 million school budget Thursday night at a districtwide meeting.
Waterville’s $40,000 annual funding for Waterville Main Street at issue
Businesses urged councilors on Tusday to continue funding the downtown organization.