Officials are seeking donations and hosting fundraisers in an effort to prevent closure of the animal shelter.
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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Grandfather killed, child injured in crash while crossing road on lawnmower in Unity
Clement Blakney, 66, was crossing the road on his lawnmower with his granddaughter in his lap when the mower was struck by a passing vehicle, according to Waldo County Sheriff Jeff Trafton.
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Waterville council rejects move to tax Colby, Thomas colleges
Mark Andre’s petition seeks money from the colleges to help lower the city’s tax rate over the next five years.
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Waterville man seeks $250,000 from General Mills in lawsuit over measuring spoons
Gregory Paul Violette, of Waterville, says Betty Crocker emblems fell off the spoons while he was cooking and made him sick.
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Waterville’s $1.5 million RiverWalk at Head of Falls open to the public
A dedication ceremony, to feature a speech by former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell, is set for Oct. 6.
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Waterville council to consider petition asking colleges to pay funds in lieu of taxes
State House candidate Mark Andre will ask the council to support his petition and send it to Thomas and Colby colleges.
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Waterville mayor proposes 3% limit on tax rate increases, ending city’s partisan elections
The city manager calls Mayor Nick Isgro’s idea to cap tax rate increases a restriction on future voter options, while Isgro’s ideas on eliminating partisan labels elicits other ideas on changing city elections.
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Man sentenced to prison for selling drugs that killed Kevin Hubert, of Waterville
Officials say the case represents the first time in Maine that it has been proved the drugs a trafficker sold to someone resulted in his death.
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Winslow hires new fire chief
Ronald “Ronnie” Rodriguez, a battalion chief for Fairfax County Fire & Rescue in Virginia, will start working Monday at the Winslow Fire Department, according to Town Manager Michael Heavener.
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State fire officials investigate Waterville apartment building fire that displaced 11 people
Waterville Fire Chief Shawn Esler said local fire officials were unable to rule out whether the fire was intentionally set.