The board president says the nonprofit organization will not make a pitch to the City Council for funding in light of municipal and school budget problems.
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.
Longtime employee buys Jorgensen’s Cafe in Waterville
Theresa Dunn says she is excited about downtown revitalization and welcomes the future influx of students, workers in the heart of the city.
Waterville boy, 11, injured when bicycle crashes into car
The driver and a witness say the car was stopped at the end of a driveway on Western Avenue when the bike struck the car’s left rear tail light.
Waterville board OKs plans for new Colby athletic complex
An Olympic-size pool and a hockey arena will be part of the complex, which is expected to open in 2020.
Rafting company suspects York man may have suffered health problem
The Maine Warden Service continues to investigate the Saturday rafting death of Richard Sanders, 67.
Waterville planners likely to weigh final proposal for athletic facility Monday
The Colby College complex calls for Maine’s first Olympic-sized pool and could help the city bring in $1 million annually.
Skowhegan police investigating discovery of body in woods
The police chief said the person who died is presumed to be someone who had been reported missing and potentially suicidal, but his department called in state police investigators to help.
Family of Ayla Reynolds has September hearing for death declaration
More than five years after the girl’s disappearance from her Waterville home, her maternal family is also considering filing a wrongful-death lawsuit against her father.
Speaker tells students of life after causing death
Chris Sandy, whose car crash killed two people, speaks in Waterville the day before the high school prom.
Blaze at ex-lawmaker’s home probed
The Pittsfield home of former Rep. Sumner Jones Jr. sustained ‘exceedingly heavy damage.’