Activist Nick Isgro became the first candidate to say he’s in the mayoral race; incumbent Karen Heck will not seek re-election
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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Whose rights count, animals or humans?
As the great Oakland Goose Debate makes clear, sometimes people and critters just can’t co-exist, writes Amy Calder.
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Loss of Maine’s revenue sharing forces local cuts
Communities, such as Waterville, are increasingly using their municipal savings to balance budgets when the state can’t share tax revenue.
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Heck, others join Waterville reproductive rights vigil
Activist Mindy Bergeron-Lawrence held a 13-hour vigil Thursday to commemorate Texas Sen. Wendy Davis’ 13-hour filibuster on a bill to restrict abortion rights last year.
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Waterville recyling draws the eager and the wary
City residents weighed in on the controversial program as they pick up free bins at one of four planned information sessions.
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Waterville residents to get recycling information
Information sessions will be held before the July 21 start of the program, and free bins will be handed out.
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Electrical problems caused Clinton, Smithfield fires
Investigator say an overloaded power strip in Clinton and crossed wires inside a wall in Smithfield caused last week’s fires.
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Waterville area Catholic priests shuffled
The Rev. Joseph Daniels, pastor of Corpus Christi parish, will go to Farmington and Jay and the Rev. Daniel Baillargeon will return.
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Motorcyclist injured in Waterville crash
A city man was hospitalized Monday after his motorcycle collided with a car at Western Avenue and Pleasant Street.
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Waterville residential, business natural gas hook-ups on front burner
People are weighing their options as the new heating source from Summit Natural Gas becomes available, but oil and propane proponents urge caution.