The fire occurred Tuesday night at the former Lake George Motor Lodge at 39 Main St., east of Lake George Regional Park East.
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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Oakland council votes to release Ella Bowman from employment agreement, appoint interim manager
At an emergency meeting of the Oakland Town Council on Tuesday, the town’s finance and human resource director, Kelly Pinney-Michaud, was named interim town manager.
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Kennebec Water District completes review in aftermath of fatal Waterville fire
The district launched a review of properties with backflow prevention devices after it was discovered following a May fire at Elm Towers that the residential facility did not have such a device, allowing firefighting foam to enter the public water system.
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Hundreds ride passenger trains to Common Ground Country Fair
The Belfast and Moosehead Lake railroad runs two trains to and from the fair, one from Thorndike and the other from Unity.
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Supporters rally for suspended Oakland town manager
The Town Council placed Ella Bowman on paid administrative leave Aug. 23, and she still does not know the details as to why, except that it was because of an employee complaint.
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Winslow man arrested in Waterville shooting that left one person wounded
Christopher McKenna, 25, was charged with reckless conduct after shooting another person Wednesday inside the Country Kitchen Bakery Outlet in Waterville.
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One wounded in shooting at Waterville bakery outlet
A person was hospitalized Wednesday after being shot inside the Country Kitchen Bakery Outlet at the corner of Kennedy Memorial Drive and Airport Road, according to police.
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New chapter unfolds at Colby College as the arts take flight with $95 million facility
The Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts is poised to open soon as the latest investment over several years to transform the college and city into a cultural destination.
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Beth Israel Synagogue in Waterville raises $3.3 million for renovation, other needs
Several upgrades are nearing completion as the synagogue, which opened in 1958 at 291 Main St., is set to begin a new chapter serving the region’s Jewish community.
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Judge to determine whether teen charged in girlfriend’s death to be tried as juvenile or adult
A final day of testimony was heard Thursday in Waterville in the case of Aidan Grant, 16, who’s charged in the stabbing death of 14-year-old Brooke McLaughlin in Mount Vernon.