The college’s commencement is scheduled for May 22 and other featured speakers that weekend include artist Jamie Wyeth and Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
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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25th Maine International Film Festival scheduled for July in Waterville, Skowhegan
The festival, known as MIFF and scheduled to run from July 8 to 17, typically attracts thousands of film enthusiasts to central Maine.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Oakland woman indicted in November death of her toddler son
A Kennebec County grand jury on Thursday alleged that Ashley Malloy, 21, recklessly or with criminal negligence caused the death of 14-month-old Karson Malloy.
Posted inMaine
Road work planned on Interstate 95 from Waterville to Pittsfield
The work by the state Department of Transportation will include paving and striping from Waterville to Pittsfield and will include paving on- and off-ramps.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine voters to see new district numbers beside candidate names on November ballot
The redistricting process is conducted every 10 years, following the U.S. census, and ensures districts’ populations do not become unbalanced and run afoul of the one-person, one-vote principle.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Increased construction costs stall Waterville mill redevelopment project
The rising costs on the more than $20 million project have jeopardized the financing needed to transform the former Lockwood Mill into residential and commercial space.
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Men escape after utility terrain vehicle hits thin ice, sinks into China Lake, official says
Thomas Colwell, the driver, suffered a small cut to his forehead in the accident, which occurred after he and Christopher Colwell, 37, were riding near thin ice off Fire Road 61.
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Waterville prepares to treat city land for browntail moths
Data show infestations of the browntail moth in various parts of the city, including along Quarry Road; neighborhoods on the west side of First Rangeway; at Veterans Memorial Park, near downtown; and near Waterville Junior High School.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Nokomis students, parents protest mask mandate, storm school vestibule
The disruption occurred Friday at Nokomis Regional Middle School in Newport and involved school staff who tried to stop the group, but no arrests were made and there were no suspensions or disciplinary actions taken.
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Family looks to develop 36 townhouse-style apartments off College Avenue in Waterville
Development proposed by Arcon Realty would require razing the building that for many years housed the John Martin’s Manor restaurant.