Peter Bragdon, of Vassalboro, hopes to open Bragdon Farm LLC in November in the former Harris Baking Co. building in Waterville, funded in part by a $300,000 grant.
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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Elm City council flares over fossil-fuel investment ban
A request to amend Waterville’s investment policy prompted a debate Tuesday about whether the city should refrain from investing in fossil fuels.
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Waterville’s Bull Moose Music to celebrate expansion with Guthrie kin
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion will perform at Waterville’s Bull Moose Music on Saturday in celebration of the store’s expansion.
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Waterville bubbling over promise of natural gas energy
With several large businesses and employers already signed on for natural gas, Waterville’s municipal leaders are considering whether the pipeline being built through the Elm City makes fiscal sense for them.
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Waterville privileged to host Colby’s world-class art museum
The Colby Museum of Art rivals any that we have visited in New York, Boston and other major U.S. cities, as well as those in Italy, Austria and elsewhere in Europe for which we paid many a pretty euro to visit.
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Augusta man charged with Waterville car burglaries
Keith Arvanitis, 40, of Augusta, was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges Thursday, after allegedly burglarizing vehicles at a Waterville motel.
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Waterville man arrested in Little Caesars pizza shop robbery
Mitchell McQuarrie, 23, of Waterville, was charged today with the Sunday robbery of a Little Caesars restaurant on Main Street.
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Waterville Democrats choose City Council, school board candidates
About 25 members of the party turned out to nominate candidates for the Nov. 6 city election.
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For loons’ sake, mind your wake
We must be mindful that our beautiful lakes are home to loons and other wildlife. We merely recreate on those waterways.
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Police seek information in Sunday Waterville Little Caesars pizza shop robbery
Police Chief Charles Rumsey said there are a number of leads after man got away with cash Sunday afternoon.