As the powerful storm makes landfall in Florida, those who live there are holed up at their homes, awaiting the onslaught of wind and water.
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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Woman reopens Iraqi market in Waterville following death of her husband
Rosol Hobbi, 24, thought she could not reopen the Iraqi Kabab Market after her husband, Akram “AJ” Mohammad, died in a motorcycle crash Sept. 1, but she said the Waterville community rallied around her and encouraged her to reopen.
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Maine CDC investigating COVID-19 outbreaks at 26 long-term care facilities in the state
One outbreak is at Woodlands Senior Living of Waterville and involves 27 residents and four staff, according to the Maine CDC.
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Man who was killed in Waterville crash identified as owner of new Iraqi market and deli
Akram Mohammad, 30, of Waterville, died in a motorcycle crash Thursday near the store on College Avenue that he had opened with his wife just last week.
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Construction could begin soon on $30 million Waterville mill housing project after financing green light
North River Co. is awaiting word from MaineHousing before launching construction to turn about half of the northernmost Lockwood-Duchess mill building at 6 Water St. into residential and commercial space.
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As housing crunch persists, central Maine leaders chip away at problem one project at a time
Several efforts are underway in Augusta and Waterville to provide more affordable housing options, but until then the two cities together are short of such housing by more than 1,800 units.
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Lockwood Hotel, the first hotel to open in downtown Waterville in more than a century, prepares for launch
The $26 million hotel built by Colby College has been housing students for the last two years because of the pandemic, but is now ready to receive guests.
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Municipal Review Committee completes purchase of Hampden recycling, waste-to-energy plant
The MRC announced the $1.5 million purchase Wednesday and intends to reopen the plant in nine to 12 months after it establishes a partnership with a financial firm.
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With air traffic increasing, Waterville airport finds itself on promising financial path
Fuel sales also are booming at Robert A. LaFleur Municipal Airport where $13 million in federal funding over the years has allowed for significant infrastructure improvements.
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Belgrade man, 44, killed when SUV travels off Winslow road, hits utility pole
Eric Drown died Tuesday when the Jeep Grand Cherokee he was driving left China Road, hit utility pole and overturned, but his passenger, a 13-year-old boy, was not injured, police say.