The city would reap thousands of dollars in revenue annually for leasing the landfill and former Runser properties on Webb Road if the council approves the plan, according to City Manager Michael Roy.
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 inHealth, Local & State
Skowhegan’s Cierrah French recovering at home from cancer surgery
French, who turned 13 on April 29, six days after she underwent surgery on her leg at Boston Children’s Hospital, is doing better after a difficult couple of weeks, according to her grandmother, Alecia Blodgett.
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Amy Calder: The joy of living uncomplicated lives
Clarence Spaulding, 77, and Vicky LaBrie, 76, talk about the past as they visit the RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Attorneys, Colby students clash over Waterville voter registrations at unusual hearing
Those challenging the students’ voter registration called it protecting the right to vote, while students and their lawyers called it an effort at disenfranchisement and “a big waste of time.”
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Waterville Public Library officials ask city for $214,000 increase
The library’s proposed budget for 2019-20 is $761,000, and officials are asking the city for $690,000, which represents 90% of the library’s budget.
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New Waterville parking enforcement official on the beat
Anna Grant, 22, of Benton, was hired by the police department to work part-time and will be paid through a $10,000 gift from Colby College.
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Amy Calder: May is just a breath away
After all the April rains, we can look forward to sun and May flowers.
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About 550 runners, walkers take part in Waterville 5K for sexual assault and crisis support
The One in Five 5K race, to benefit the Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Center, started and ended Sunday at Thomas College.
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Electric cars touted Saturday at Thomas College in Waterville
Sustain Mid-Maine Coalition, Central Maine Motors Auto Group and others host Drive Electric Earth Day to raise awareness and stress the importance of driving electric vehicles and reducing the earth’s carbon footprint.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Central Maine April 27 police log
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for April 27, 2019.