Held on Wednesday night at the Best Western in Waterville, the session draws about 70 people, including cultivators, retailers of medical and recreational cannabis, legislators and health care workers.
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 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 Council votes to declare vacancies in Wards 1 and 5
Special election set for Nov. 8 to fill vacancies created when Councilor Mike Morris, D-Ward 1, resigned because he has moved out of the ward, and because Councilor Rick Foss, R-Ward 5, is moving to Winslow.
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Maine International Film Festival in Waterville went ‘so, so tremendously well,’ organizers say
The 25th annual festival, known as MIFF, drew filmmakers from as far as California, Mexico and the United Kingdom and moviegoers from all over the world, according to festival director.
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Old Navy the latest store to confirm plans to open in Waterville plaza
The national retailer is scheduled to open in JFK Plaza in early November, around the same time that Ulta Beauty will open there.
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Reporting Aside: Waterville officer stood tall in protecting city, and now others will stand for him
Police Officer Timothy Hinton, who retired Thursday, stands out as a dedicated public servant whose work set an example for others, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan fire chief to retire after 8 years leading fire operations
Chief Shawn Howard has served with the Skowhegan Fire Department for more than a quarter century, having joined fresh out of high school.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Weekend event to recognize store that was downtown Waterville landmark
Plaque to be unveiled Sunday at the new Levine’s Park, adjacent to the Lockwood Hotel at 9 Main St., to celebrate the former Levine’s clothing store that operated for more than a century before closing in the 1990s.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Death of man whose body found outside Waterville apartment building not suspicious, police say
Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey identified the man found dead on the steps of an Oak Street apartment building early Monday as Ivory Shoulders, 36.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Planning Board debates plans for 24-lot subdivision that would require ordinance changes
Developer Kevin Violette tells board that for his project to work, some modifications would have to be made to a city ordinance regarding subdivisions.
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Waterville Planning Board to review several subdivision plans
Board is scheduled Tuesday night to consider projects proposed for Eight Rod Road, Webb Road, City View Drive and elsewhere in the city.