Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage and independent candidate Sam Hunkler fielded policy questions Tuesday at a forum hosted by the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce.
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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Mainers with Florida connections monitor Hurricane Ian, stay in touch with family
As the powerful storm makes landfall in Florida, those who live there are holed up at their homes, awaiting the onslaught of wind and water.
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Skowhegan early learning center gets $1.6 million boost
Sam Hight, who heads a committee leading the fundraising effort for the center, announced that it will be built at the new $75 million elementary school for Maine School Administrative District 54, to be constructed at the site of the Margaret Chase Smith School off Heselton Street.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Two injured in Skowhegan motorcycle crash after driver eludes police
A Topsham man with a passenger on his motorcycle fled from a state trooper late Wednesday, racing through downtown Skowhegan and crashing at the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and Malbons Mills Road, according to police.
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Wind gust causes pickup hauling camper to jackknife on I-95 in Sidney, police say
The crash occurred Sunday afternoon and emergency crews had to close the interstate for about 45 minutes so the truck and camper could be towed from the scene, according to the Maine State Police.
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Maine CDC investigating COVID-19 outbreaks at 26 long-term care facilities in the state
One outbreak is at Woodlands Senior Living of Waterville and involves 27 residents and four staff, according to the Maine CDC.
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Construction could begin soon on $30 million Waterville mill housing project after financing green light
North River Co. is awaiting word from MaineHousing before launching construction to turn about half of the northernmost Lockwood-Duchess mill building at 6 Water St. into residential and commercial space.
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Dump truck hits utility pole in Waterville; 2,600 lose power
Truck was on Eustis Parkway Monday, assisting with replacing a water main when it struck the pole, according to officials.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Palmyra man arrested following Winslow armed robbery
Dustin Smith, 30, allegedly pointed a handgun at a man on Abbott Road in Winslow, ordered him out of a car, told him to take off his clothes, fired a gun, assaulted him and robbed him, Winslow police Chief Leonard Macdaid said Wednesday.
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As housing crunch persists, central Maine leaders chip away at problem one project at a time
Several efforts are underway in Augusta and Waterville to provide more affordable housing options, but until then the two cities together are short of such housing by more than 1,800 units.