Over the weekend 72 people and their dogs competed in several events, some earning mileage and points toward qualifying for future events.
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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Hall School students quiz Waterville mayoral candidates
Fourth and fifth-graders asked Nicholas Isgro, Stephen Aucoin and Karen Rancourt-Thomas about pay-as-you-throw, crime and making the city greener.
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Rain, wind no significant issue in Waterville, Augusta areas
After a nor’easter ripped through the region, no reports of damage from the storm were reported in central Maine.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics, Senate
Incumbent Lachowicz battles newcomer Cyrway in Maine Senate District 16
The new district includes Waterville, Winslow, Fairfield, Albion, Benton, Clinton and Unity Township.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Incumbent Waterville councilor faces opposition in Ward 4
City Councilor Erik Thomas, D-Ward 4, faces a challenge from newcomer Sydney R. Mayhew, a Republican, in the Nov. 4 election.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Fuentes brothers sentenced for hiring undocumented workers
The brothers from Waterville and Westbrook pleaded guilty to hiring 10 undocumented workers at the Westbrook Fajita Grill.
Posted inElections, Local & State
Economy looms large for Bushee, Karter in Waterville’s Ward 6
The candidates for City Council both see job creation and stimulating business as big priorities.
Posted inLocal & State, News
House District 79 candidates disagree on Medicaid expansion
Republican Timothy Theriault and Democrat Christina Evers want to create jobs, oppose a state sales tax hike.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Three vie for Waterville City Council in Ward 2
Clear differences between candidates have emerged on the issue of the city’s new pay-as-you-throw trash disposal program.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Trash fees, tax-exempt property fuel Waterville mayor debate
Candidates Nick Isgro, Steve Aucoin and Karen Rancourt-Thomas sparred Friday about the pay-as-you-throw garbage program and other issues.