Take care of your community, your country and the planet, an acclaimed environmental educator, writer and scholar told Unity College seniors Saturday.
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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Five hospitalized in Skowhegan two-vehicle crash Saturday
Five people were taken to a hospital early Saturday evening after a two-vehicle collision on Route 150 in Skowhegan.
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Skowhegan police issue scores of parking tickets at 10-Mile Lawn Sale
Skowhegan police Saturday handed out more than 70 tickets for improper parking during the 30th annual 10-Mile Lawn Sale.
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Police expect to press charges against Waterville man after high-speed chase
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and Waterville police say they intend to charge Ernest Almeida, 31, after he led law enforcement officials from three agencies on a high-speed chase Wednesday.
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Waterville council takes first stab at $20.3 million school budget Tuesday
Waterville city councilors Tuesday will take a first vote on a proposed $20.3 million school budget for 2013-14.
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Return to sender; address well-known
I must have more return address labels than anyone in the city of Waterville.
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Officials close investigation into downtown Waterville fire, but continue to look at code violations
State fire officials have closed their investigation into a fire that heavily damaged a downtown building a week ago, but they continue to look at whether any building or life safety codes were violated.
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Low-income senior citizen housing to replace St. Francis church
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, its rectory and its parish hall will be razed this month and replaced with low-income housing for seniors.
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Waterville school budget referendum set for June 11
Voters will go to the polls June 11 to decide the fate of a proposed $20.1 million Waterville school budget for the coming school year.
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Recent fire in Waterville prompt city councilors to form fire safety panel
Waterville’s Fire Chief David LaFountain’s announcement Tuesday that four downtown buildings do not have functioning sprinkler systems and a fire on May 3, prompted councilors to form a panel to study downtown fire safety issues.