Attendees at a Planning Board meeting Monday night expressed concern about the plan for 24-hour operation and the anticipated noise level.
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 city budget veto looks solid
Three councilors are needed to uphold Mayor Nick Isgro’s veto of the $37.4 million budget; two say they will, and others say they expect the veto will be upheld Tuesday night.
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Film festival wraps up 10-day run in Waterville
“Astraea,” “Come to My Voice” tie for first place as audience favorites at the Maine International Film Festival.
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Anson man begins serving sentence in manslaughter case
Mark Schobel was sentenced to nine months in connection to Embden crash last year that killed two women.
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Young filmmakers shine at Waterville event
The 38th Maine Student Film and Video Festival featured 44 entries from students in grades seven through 12.
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Waterville council to consider mayor’s budget veto
Mayor Nick Isgro vetoed the city’s proposed $37.4 million budget last week, based on a decision to put money from the state Department of Education into surplus rather than to offset the tax increase.
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Actor Michael Murphy awarded MIFF moose in priestly garb
35-year semi-resident says Maine has had a huge influence on him.
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New Waterville Opera House executive director promises results
Catherine Palmer, who replaces Diane Bryan, says she is ‘leading the organization into a new era.’
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Waterville council to vote on proposed $37.4 million budget
City council will address budget that would increase the tax rate by 50 cents per $1,000 valuation.
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Murphy to unveil ‘Fall’ at this year’s Maine International Film Festival
The MIFF Mid-Life Achievement Award winner has been at the festival before, as a friend of Robert Altman and Keith Carradine.