The central Maine sculptors — Cathy Thompson; her daughter, Amanda Bolduc; and Serena Sanborn — will compete with 14 other teams next week on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin.
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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Car hits bridge abutments, rolls over on icy I-95 bridge in Waterville
The crash causes a backup.
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Young man, daughter, 5, left homeless after Cornville fire
The Blaze at a mobile home apparently is caused by heaters placed near frozen water pipes.
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Report of man loading a handgun at Waterville Walmart a case of mistaken perception
Police learned in their investigation that the man was merely trying to secure his pellet gun that had slipped out of his waistband when his pants fell down.
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District attorney declines to prosecute shooter in Newport case
Marianne Lynch said police did a thorough investigation of the case, but she determined her office could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime was committed.
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Maine Children’s Home seeks funding for early childhood education, care center
The private, nonprofit, child-focused Waterville organization will have to reduce the number of children it serves in The Children’s Place program if funds are not found by summer.
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Warden service offers snowmobile safety reminders in wake of season’s 1st fatality
Wearing a helmet, leaving an itinerary and driving at a speed that allows time to avoid obstacles are key steps to ensuring a safe, enjoyable outing.
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Gov. Mills’ Day of Service in Waterville nets more than 2,000 pounds of food for the needy
United Way of Mid-Maine hosts a CANstruction contest with six teams that collected food, built sculptures and distributed the food in three counties.
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Waterville teen rescued from hole in the ground
The boy, 15, almost completely vanished near an uprooted tree – until officials got the word.
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Troy selectmen issue apology about fire chief’s ‘hoarding’ comments
Fire Chief Gregory Packard Jr. told a reporter that clutter in a burning house hindered firefighters’ efforts, posing a dangerous situation, but selectmen said his comments were inappropriate.