Rep. Catherine Nadeau, a Democrat, is challenged by Benjamin B. Twitchell III, a Republican.
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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Waterville’s foreign trade zone nets first business to receive breaks on imported material
Sanford rug weaver is expected to save $1 million annually in the future from its participation in the trade zone, according to a Central Maine Growth Council official.
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Waterville Planning Board to review new Assistance Plus office proposal
The planned facility on Michael Lane would include an adult day program for those with intellectual disabilities.
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Police: Fairfield man drove 98 mph in 35 mph zone while intoxicated
Calvin D. Crowell, 19, of Fairfield, was arrested Tuesday night just over the Norridgewock line, police said.
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Construction starts for $4.8 million I-95 interchange at Trafton Road
Work on the project is expected to be completed next year, with on- and off-ramps at mile 124 of the interstate.
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Former Levine’s clothing store in Waterville coming down to make way for 42-room hotel
On Main Street downtown since 1904, the Levine’s building will be demolished; and in its place, Colby College plans a full-service boutique hotel with a restaurant.
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Nonprofit preschool serving children with autism set for Waterville move
Woodfords Family Services preschool in Oakland will more than double its space when the program moves later this year to a new building at the former Seton Hospital campus.
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Waterville farmers market to move to Castonguay Square
The market, now held on The Concourse, must move from spot where Colby College plans to build a student residential complex.
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Alleged Waterville purse snatcher to go to court in November
A man snatched a woman’s purse from her car when she went into the Waterville post office, but police got a license plate number and caught the suspect within 10 minutes, authorities said.
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Open house, monument unveiling set for Sunday at Waterville fire station
A 6-foot-tall granite memorial will honor active-duty city firefighters who have died since 1900.