The Paul J. Schupf Art Center is set to open in December 2022, with plans also calling for improved access to the Waterville Opera House through a new skywalk.
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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Body recovered at Benton Falls Dam; foul play not cited
Police were called Monday night to the dam on the Sebasticook River.
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Fire destroys Mini Cooper in Waterville after reported oil change
A woman told police that while she was driving on I-95 after getting an oil change, an engine light came on and she pulled over, at which time her car went up in flames.
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Sale of recycling, trash-to-energy plant in Hampden expected in June
The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste disposal interests of 115 Maine municipalities, voted Wednesday to authorize committee officers to adopt and execute all agendas necessary to push forward the sale of Coastal Maine Resources to Delta Thermo Energy Inc.
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Waterville City Council to consider ban on facial recognition software
The council is scheduled to meet virtually at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The public can view the proceedings through a link on the city’s website — waterville-me.gov.
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Two police officials injured, father and son arrested after high speed chase on I-95 in Pittsfield
Joseph Chambers, 46, was charged Thursday with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, operating under the influence, eluding an officer, and refusing to submit to arrest, and his son, Devin Chambers, 25, was charged with two counts of assault on a police officer and violation of probation.
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Journalist Leonard Pitts Jr. to receive Colby College’s Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award
On Tuesday, Colby will award Pitts, a journalist, commentator and novelist, with the award named for Lovejoy, an Albion native, Colby alumnus, journalist and abolitionist who was murdered in 1837 while defending his printing press in Alton, Illinois, from an angry, pro-slavery mob.
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Waterville woman, killed when tree branch hit car, was executive chef, engaged to be married
Rochelle Hager, 31, died Monday when a large pine tree branch fell onto her car during strong winds, as she drove on Knowlton Corner Road in Farmington.
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Police: Man shot by officer after crash investigation in Norridgewock
Police have revealed the identities of the man who was shot and the Somerset County deputy who shot him.
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Waterville council votes to support amendment to state’s plan for Kennebec River
Waterville Mayor Jay Coelho said after Tuesday’s meeting that he planned to veto the City Council’s vote to support the Maine Department of Marine Resources’ proposed amendment to its Kennebec River Management Plan.