The senator tours the rural Educare facility, and reads a story to the children.
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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Maine Gov. LePage joins in Waterville’s King Day event
WATERVILLE — People didn’t speak openly about Gov. Paul LePage’s “kiss my butt” comment to the NAACP, but the undercurrent was certainly there Monday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast. In interviews before and after the event, people had plenty to say. One woman who had met King when she was a teenager […]
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Attendees reflect on LePage comments to NAACP
WATERVILLE — Nothing was said openly about Gov. Paul LePage’s “kiss my butt” comment to the NAACP, but the undercurrent was there at today’s Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast at Spectrum Generations Muskie Center. Privately, people had plenty to say. One woman who had met King when she was a teen-ager said she was […]
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LePage, Waterville express mutual admiration
About to leave as the city’s mayor, Paul LePage says he’ll be ‘only 20 minutes down the road.’
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Raging storm, in a cab, and here comes baby
Keelin Taylor was expected, but the way he came into the world Monday was a surprise to everyone.
The boy was born just after 2 a.m. in the back seat of a taxi in Oakland, in the middle of a snowstorm.
“Honestly, I didn’t know what to think,” his mom, Hillary Pratt of Benton, said Monday from her hospital bed. “All of a sudden, I had to start pushing.”
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Maine retiree fulfills vision of jobs for the mentally ill
WATERVILLE – Jim Schmidt has spent a lifetime helping people with mental illnesses make social connections and find jobs. The idea is simple: With work, one gains confidence, self-worth, friends, a sense of accomplishment — and an income. When people say that a large percentage of those with mental illness are unable to work or […]
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First spouse: Top candidates for governor have believers in their corners
The two wives and one husband would assume very different roles as Blaine House occupants.
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Marijuana dispensary moratorium on Waterville agenda
WATERVILLE — City councilors on Tuesday will decide whether to place a 6-month moratorium on considering applications for marijuana-related facilities in the city.
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Waterville council says no to marijuana dispensaries
Waterville city councilors say they do not want a marijuana dispensary in or near the downtown, as a California nonprofit decides between Augusta or Waterville for its dispensary site.
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Maine International Film Festival opens in Waterville
In its 13th year, the festival will screen almost 100 films from around the world.