Councilor Jackie Dupont seeks ways to restore the police officer position that was cut from the budget.
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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Supporting, validating victims of sexual assault deemed critical at Thomas College event
A panel of experts discusses how to respond to sexual violence in the community.
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Senate passes bill lifting age cap on student sexual contact victims
Bill by Sen. Scott Cyrway was spurred by the DA’s limit on what charges could be brought after former Waterville Senior High School Principal Don Reiter was accused of propositioning an 18-year-old student.
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Waterville Social Club to stay open, but members may be excluded
Under state changes, peer-run recovery centers would focus on work and training instead of the current socialization-and-recreation model, officials say.
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Trapped turkey vulture released back to Seton campus in Waterville
The turkey vulture was rescued from inside a boiler room at the former Seton Hospital and then spent a week at Avian Haven in Freedom before being released back to its natural habitat.
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Downtown businesses, residents to get their say on Waterville revitalization
With public meetings scheduled for next week and for May, Colby College moves forward, including hiring a director of commercial real estate to oversee downtown plans.
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Council approves memo of understanding for future $1 million Wrigley Field replica
The multipurpose field will accommodate a variety of activities, as well as people with special needs.
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Waterville planners OK water district backup generator and transformer
The backups will be installed at the Kennebec Water District’s pumping station off South Street and Western Avenue.
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Evaluation of Alfond Municipal Pool on Waterville council agenda
City Councilors will also consider renewing the lease for the city-owned golf course Tuesday night.
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Waterville to discuss fate of seven foreclosed properties
Three of the houses still have tenants, and the city will collect rent as it moves toward selling the highest number of foreclosures in a year in recent memory.