‘It didn’t add up to me,’ Oakland Fire Chief David Coughlin said of the blaze, which apparently started outside the unoccupied home.
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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Albion voters approve $1.03 million municipal budget
Several incumbents were returned to office in the Friday election.
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Waterville Social Club may close as part of state reconfiguration
The club serves people with mental illnesses and emotional distress.
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Arianna Huffington to speak at Colby College commencement
The co-founder and editor-in-chief of the liberal news site Huffington Post will also be given an honorary degree at Colby’s commencement.
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Waterville council awards contract to reconfigure dangerous intersection
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to award a $204,491 contract to McGee Construction LLC, of West Gardiner, to rebuild the five-way intersection at First Rangeway and Western Avenue.
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Central Maine high schools set stage for Maine Drama Festival competition
Actors and technical crews from Waterville, Winslow, Lawrence and Maine Central Institute say they are working in theater arts to learn skills, enjoy camaraderie.
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Sidney couple turning former John Martin’s Manor into steakhouse, bridal shop
JR and Erika Russell plan to transform the College Avenue building into a steakhouse, banquet facility, bridal business, children’s boutique and consignment shop for high-end furniture, clothing, jewelry and other items.
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Albion election uncontested; $1.03 million town budget proposed
Voters on Friday will elect several people running unopposed for various municipal positions, including selectman and town clerk, then weigh in on the budget the next day at Town Meeting.
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Burnham voters to consider road resurfacing projects
Voters in Burnham will elect a selectman and a highway commissioner Friday and consider a major road paving project Saturday at Town Meeting.
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Waterville planners to continue hearings on marijuana-related businesses
The hearing on regulating marijuana-related businesses is among the items on the Planning Board’s agenda, which also includes discussion of a Taco Bell and auto body repair shop.