WATERVILLE — Busy downtowns are a vital part of any community, and the Taste of Greater Waterville didn’t disappoint Wednesday.
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.
Waterville City Council approves money for road upgrade
WATERVILLE — Grove and Water streets in the city’s South End will be improved this year if all goes according to plan.
Waterville’s city councilors to consider road fix tax funds
WATERVILLE — City councilors tonight will consider taking up to $300,000 from the downtown tax increment financing account to improve Water and Grove streets.
Waterville Democrats stick with Sennett
WATERVILLE — City Democrats on Monday night nominated Mayor Dana W. Sennett as their candidate for mayor in the November election.
Waterville dems tap Sennett for November mayoral candidate
WATERVILLE — City Democrats on Monday night nominated Mayor Dana W. Sennett as their candidate for mayor in the November election.
Young rabbi decides to stay in Waterville
WATERVILLE — Rachel Isaacs came to Waterville last year from New York on a fellowship that allowed her to be a student rabbi at both Beth Israel Congregation and Colby College.
Young rabbi stays put
WATERVILLE — Rachel Isaacs came to Waterville last year from New York on a fellowship that allowed her to be a student rabbi at both Beth Israel Congregation and Colby College.
Frost’s gold that stayed
I stood there in the cool parlor, staring at the photograph of Robert Frost sitting in his Morris chair next to the old coal stove. I looked back and forth from the photo to the actual scene before me — the stove to my left, a pantry of shelves and the door to the foyer.
Waterville police logs for Thursday and Friday
Threatening, shoplifting, juvenile offenses