The policy saves up to 16 staff hours a week in the city Parks and Recreation Department.
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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Russians tour Waterville as part of sister city program
Mayor of Kotlas, Russia, is staying at the Blaine House with the LePages as part of visit exchange that has been going on since the 1990s.
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Big band concert honors Winslow musician Gerry Wright
Former students, fellow musicians pay tribute to longtime Messalonskee and MCI educator.
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Norridgewock man still hospitalized after Friday crash
After a three-vehicle pileup on Route 139 in Norridgewock Michael Heath was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
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Fire destroys Wilton home; cause under investigation
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is looking into what caused the fire in the Sewall Street mobile home.
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Russians to arrive Friday in Waterville
Representatives from the city’s sister city, Kotlas, will tour the state and meet the public Tuesday at the Waterville Public Library.
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Waterville-area food program kicks off
The program, sponsored by AOS 92 and the USDA, provides free breakfast and lunch to kids in Waterville, Winslow and Vassalboro.
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Waterville police take to two wheels for the summer
Five officers will be on bike patrol this summer, something that police say is as good for community relations as it is for fighting crime.
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Gerry Wright, of Winslow, reflects ‘tenderly’ on long musical career
Friends and fellow musicians will honor Wright on June 28 at a concert featuring him with the Al Corey Band at Messalonskee Performing Arts Center in Oakland.
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Waterville-area food program for children expands
The Summer Food Program, with 15 sites in Waterville, Winslow and Vassalboro, will kick off at 11 a.m. Monday for all three communities at North Street Playground in Waterville.