An English teacher and editor, Kristina Kovynieva, 29, fled her Ukraine home when the Russians attacked, eventually winding up at an Oakland home where she is acclimating to life in the U.S. with a host family, Amy Calder writes.
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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Reporting Aside: Man remains thankful through the slings and arrows of life
Scott Canney had a difficult upbring and lives now at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter in Waterville, but he says he’s “thankful for being alive” and next week will join friends for Thanksgiving dinner at The Lighthouse, a nearby soup kitchen, Amy Calder writes.
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New cafe in downtown Waterville, with nod to European cuisine, adds to diverse dining options
Tanya McCarthy, owner of the Wild Clover Café & Market, has traveled the world and brings the foods she loves to Waterville.
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Kringleville, parade and other Waterville events set to launch holiday season
Holiday events are ramping up in the area, with the first event, the Festival of Trees, to open Friday at The Elm at 21 College Ave.
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Waterville explores options for emergency shelters as rental assistance runs dry
The city was told 191 households in Waterville are in jeopardy of losing their housing because emergency rental aid they receive, which is funneled through MaineHousing and the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, has ended.
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Waterville City Council approves library parking plan
The move by the City Council on Tuesday will change Appleton Street to one-way traffic from Elm Street to near the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons, and create more parking for those using the Waterville Public Library.
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Waterville to host open house to get public input on downtown area
The open house is scheduled for 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at The Elm at 21 College Ave. and people are encouraged to stop in to learn about the planning process and give input on what they want to see downtown.
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Waterville City Council to consider pilot parking plan for library
Councilors to decide whether to move forward with proposal to change part of Appleton Street from two-way to one-way traffic to create more street parking for library patrons.
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Fire destroys Hartland garage, 6 cords of wood put up for winter
The fire on Loon Cover Road in Hartland drew about 25 firefighters from three towns around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
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Christmas tree business owner wins $5,000 in entrepreneur contest
Matt Quinn, 43, of Cornville competed Saturday against a handful of other entrepreneurs at the Skowhegan Center for Entrepreneurship, in a bid to win money to start a new business or expand an existing one.