Growers from around the country have sent replacements to Albert S. Hall School so students can donate to food pantries and the school cafeteria.
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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Waterville road work creates travel headaches; motorists say it’s overdue
College Avenue and Main Street are getting a $1.4 million upgrade that should be finished next month, officials said.
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Waterville first pay-as-you-throw day ‘remarkable’
The amount of trash collected was down as most residents put their garbage in the city’s bags, but the city isn’t sure what to do about the dozens who didn’t.
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Recycling to resume at Shredding On Site
Waterville will pay the Armory Road business $800 per month to accept recycling from small businesses and residents with no alternative.
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Police launching program to aid search for ‘wanderers’
Studies show people with Alzheimer’s disease are prone to wandering, but a program Waterville, Winslow, Oakland and Clinton plan to use makes it easier to find those people.
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Incumbent city councilor, two others drop out of Waterville race
Three people have decided not to run for the Ward 2 City Council seat, including the incumbent, Edward Lachowicz.
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Friends, associates of Bill McKay saddened by his death in airplane crash
Oakland resident remembered as ‘unbelievable’ businessman, accomplished pilot, dedicated family man.
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Waterville council won’t sell property with illegally built structure
The prospective buyer withdrew her offer anyway after learning about the problems associated with the lot on Messalonskee Stream.
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Waterville picketers won’t identify Ferguson rally organizer
Members of a group that rallied downtown Tuesday refused to identify the person who organized the gathering.
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Waterville area schools divided on federal lunch program
The Community Eligibility Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is being offered under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.