It’s hard to decide which holds more weight: technology or a good old-fashioned sunset.
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.
Harmony Free Fair does a bang-up job of entertaining
The Harmony Free Fair demolition derby on Saturday was marked by colorful cars, lots of noise and exhaust, a fire or two and plenty of laughs and cheers.
Fire that started on back porch of vacant Waterville home Sunday was arson
Vacant, bank-owned Elm Court house was extensively damaged and fire officials are seeking the public’s help in finding out who did it.
Visitation supervisor charged in Waterville fleeing mom case
Jennifer Dore, of Benton, who was supervising a visit between a Fairfield woman and two of her children, has been charged with two counts of endangering the life of a child.
No cause yet in suspicious Waterville house fire
The cause of a suspicious fire that heavily damaged a house at 5 Elm Court in Waterville over the weekend had not been released as of Tuesday.
Waterville teenagers charged in junior high ropes course thefts
Pair of 17-year-olds who had been camping in the woods are accused of taking more than $1,000 worth of equipment from shed and have been charged with felonies.
Suspicious fire damages vacant Waterville house
Officials are investigating the cause of a suspicious fire that heavily damaged a house at 5 Elm Court in Waterville early Sunday.
Owls Head car auction a perfect touch of Maine summers past and present
The 36th annual New England Auto Auction at Owls Head Transportation Museum was an eye-opener, an education.
Waterville business neighbors support Cancun restaurant owner Fuentes
On Wednesday, restaurant owner Hector Fuentes’ Waterville supporters were relieved to learn that a federal judge ordered a new trial and that Fuentes will be given another chance.
Waterville humane society looks ahead under new president, director
The Humane Society Waterville Area is in transition — the executive director was fired last month, a new board president and executive director are in place and there are four open positions at the Webb Road animal shelter.