Retired physician Ira Mandel of Cool Street in Waterville hopes to help form a neighborhood association where people may meet, socialize and plan for activities such as potluck meals, festivals, holiday celebrations, volunteer activities and more.
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 council OKs 6-month moratorium on mobile home park lot rental increases
The Waterville City Council took a first step to approve a 6-month moratorium on increasing lot rental costs for mobile home parks, allowing the city time to consider developing an ordinance dealing with proposed increases.
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Fire destroys Oakland house and camper trailer, displacing 4 people
Firefighters from Oakland, Belgrade, Sidney, Rome, Smithfield and Fairfield fire departments worked at the scene and the Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.
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Waterville to consider 6-month freeze on mobile home park lot increases
With lot rental costs on track to nearly double in three years, the City Council on Tuesday will consider a 6-month moratorium on such increases.
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Changes coming to Waterville, with businesses seeking to relocate, expand
Changes coming to downtown Waterville signal continued growth in both business and residential sectors, officials say.
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Winslow food cupboard manager abruptly quits
Bruce Bottiglierie, Winslow Community Cupboard co-founder and operations manager, abruptly resigned Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences about the organization’s future.
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Thurston is the best China Lake camp cat | Column
A year has passed since Thurston, a feline who lives in Waterville in winter and China in summer, lost his housemate, Bitsy, and it might be time for him to have another, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville native who died in Colorado remembered as ‘wonderful soul’
Waterville native Micah Plaisted died in July after being beaten outside a civic center in Colorado.
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After more than 3 decades, the Taste of Waterville has reached its end
The annual Taste of Waterville, which brought thousands to downtown to dine, see old friends and listen to live music, has been discontinued. Organizers are considering options for future events.
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Waterville stone artist hones his craft | Column
Adam Norton creates and sells stone art from his front lawn in Waterville’s South End, Amy Calder writes.