Some on the council are concerned about adding more tax-exempt property to the city.
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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Benton woman injured in Waterville crash
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Waterville women charged in China stabbing
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Waterville gets FBI help in car burglaries
Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey says suspects have been identified and he expects the case to be solved.
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Waterville area vets carry remembrances of comrades who died in Iraq, Afganistan
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Silver Street building sparks new life in downtown Waterville
Renovations to the upper floors of Charlie Giguere’s building provide office and living space, necessary to a thriving downtown.
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Waterville council delays vote on bowling alley rezoning
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Waterville’s new mayor Isgro gets new son, a new office
A day before his wife gave birth to their fourth child, Republican Nick Isgro beat Democrat Steve Aucoin and Karen Rancourt-Thomas, running unenrolled.
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Mayhew ousts Thomas in Waterville council race
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Isgro wins Waterville’s mayoral race
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