Multiple people had filed petitions with the city clerk’s office to run for council, school board, charter commission and water district.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Public invited to meeting on $7 million downtown Waterville improvements project
The $7.37 million federal grant will be used for changing one-way traffic on Main and Front streets to two-way, changing and improving intersections, reconfiguring parking and working on loading zone problems.
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Waterville board to consider adult-use marijuana store request near highway interchange
The Planning Board on Monday will consider making a recommendation to the City Council about whether to rezone part of 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive so that an adult-use marijuana store may open there.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Mills pardons Waterville man deported to Haiti
Lexius Saint Martin, who has a wife and children in Waterville, has been in Haiti since February 2018, when he was deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville council appoints new Planning Board member
Samantha Burdick, director of resource development for United Way of Mid-Maine, will fill the unexpired term of Alek Fortier, who has moved out of the city.
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Amy Calder: Labor Day, a time to stop, rest, reflect
Amy Calder urges those who enjoy the benefits of work to also know when it’s time to stop.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville plastic bag ban launches Sunday
Stores that are 10,000-square-feet in size or larger may no longer dispense plastic bags to customers at check-out, as required by the city of Waterville’s plastic bag ordinance.
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Unity barn fire started by child, official says
A boy under 10 was playing with fire and started a blaze Monday on Albion Road that destroyed the barn and damaged nearby structures.
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Somerset sheriff to launch active shooter app program for schools
In an active shooter situation, a teacher or school official would push a button and all law enforcement officials, especially those in the immediate area, would be alerted.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Mount Vernon man summoned for being impaired while accompanying boy driving on a permit
An adult in Waterville was charged with accompanying a motor vehicle permittee while impaired and the 15-year-old driver was charged with driving without a license.