E. James ‘Jim’ Ferland and Eileen P. Ferland donated the funds in March 2018 to help build the Engineering Education and Design Center, which will be named for the couple.
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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Mills pardons Waterville man deported to Haiti, opening the door to family’s reunion
Lexius Saint Martin, who has a wife and children in Waterville, has been in Haiti since February 2018, when he was deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
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Unity barn fire started by child, official says
A boy under 10 was playing with fire and started a blaze Monday on Albion Road that destroyed the barn and damaged nearby structures.
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Somerset sheriff to launch active shooter app program for schools
In an active shooter situation, a teacher or school official would push a button and all law enforcement officials, especially those in the immediate area, would be alerted.
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State fire officials investigating Unity fire that destroyed barn, damaged mobile home
The fire Monday at 562 Albion Road destroyed a large barn, damaged a mobile home and vinyl siding on two garages and caused two spot fires across the road, according to Unity fire Chief Blaine Parsons.
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Fire destroys Unity barn and heavily damages adjacent mobile home
Several fire departments responded to the blaze at 562 Albion Road.
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Fire destroys horse barn, apartment in Clinton
The owner rescues all 10 horses but a woman and four children are left homeless.
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Fire destroys workshop buildings in Winslow but firefighters save nearby house
A fire Wednesday afternoon tore through two attached workshop buildings near an old farmhouse at 627 Abbott Road, destroying the buildings, but firefighters were able to prevent the blaze from spreading to the house.
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Identities of victims in Clinton wagon crash released
Clinton police Chief Rusty Bell said two women remained hospitalized Wednesday after the crash Sunday in which a horse-drawn wagon carrying four passengers struck a utility pole, parked car and another utility pole before coming to rest in the street.
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Clinton horse-drawn wagon crash triggered by insect bite, police say
Police Officer Phil DiLuca said that apparently one of the horses was being bitten by an insect and became agitated, shaking its head and breaking its bridle before the two horses tore off down the street with the wagon.