Council at Tuesday’s meeting also to consider approving an agreement to use a room in the new Colby building downtown for council and other meetings.
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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1,000 take part in half marathon and 5K to honor slain deputy
The Corporal Cole Memorial 5K and Half Marathon raised funds for police academy scholarships.
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Plymouth motorcyclist seriously injured in Palmyra crash
Robert Dorrance, 57, was thrown from his motorcycle after it was struck by a car near the northbound off-ramp of Interstate 95, according to a sheriff’s official.
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Somerset County residents target of scam calls asking for money
A Norridgewock man tried to take $10,000 out of the bank after he was falsely told his granddaughter was in jail and needed the money to get out, according to a sheriff’s official.
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Unity College shows off Impossible Burger at annual Taste of Waterville
Thousands are expected to turn out for the all-day and into-the-evening outdoor dining, entertaining and shopping event.
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Former Councilor Erik Thomas chosen by Waterville Democrats to run for Ward 7 seat
About 50 people turned out Monday for the Waterville City Democratic Committee caucus to choose candidates for the November election.
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Waterville council to consider two-way traffic study for downtown
Colby College and the state would fund the $400,000 preliminary engineering work needed to start discussions about a possible traffic pattern change on Main and Front streets.
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Independent Clean Elections gubernatorial candidate Terry Hayes stumps in Waterville
The state treasurer and former three-term state representative said she would work to change the tone of state government if elected.
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Former city councilor chosen by Republicans to run for Waterville Board of Education in Ward 7
Thursday’s caucus also chose candidates for City Council in wards 1, 5, and 7.
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Friends, family recall former Waterville Mayor Paul R. LaVerdiere, who died Monday
A Republican, LaVerdiere was known for working across the aisle for the benefit of the city, according to those who knew him.