Two speakers draw attention to the perception of councilors voting for a city budget that may benefit themselves or others close to them.
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 man charged with hammer attack to appear in court in December
Waterville police said they continue to investigate the drug angle of the attack, which was reportedly triggered by a dispute over cocaine being diluted.
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Waterville City Council to consider forming citizens’ budget task force
The move, to be considered at Tuesday’s meeting, comes after a prolonged battle over the city’s 2016-17 budget.
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Drug dispute triggered Waterville hammer attack, police say
Zachary S. Larrabee, 31, of College Avenue, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and criminal threatening in the attack that closed down Union Street Thursday and spurred a heavy police response.
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Winslow driver injured after running a red light
The crash at Carter Memorial Drive and Augusta Road injured Bethany Bergeron, police said.
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Waterville police seek man in Union Street hammer attack
Police said a man, reportedly armed with a gun and a hammer, fled the scene after hitting a man in the head Thursday morning in a Union Street apartment.
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Waterville Creates! appoints Shannon Haines president, CEO
Haines has led the Maine Film Center, the Maine International Film Festival and Waterville Main Street to successes in the city, officials said.
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Fairfield bicyclist recovering after car struck him in Waterville
Joshua Willette, 24, was crossing Kennedy Memorial Drive on his bicycle Saturday night when he was hit by a car at the Cool Street intersection.
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Waterville politicians who served with LePage critical, but understanding
Before he was governor, Paul LePage was a city councilor and mayor in Waterville, where those who know him say he means well but doesn’t play well with others, is stubborn and can react badly under pressure.
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Thomas College, Collaborative Consulting forge Waterville training partnership
The college will help train employees as the information technology firm moves toward hiring 200 at its Waterville office in the next five years, a move also designed to help the area’s business community, college and company officials said.