Body was discovered early Monday at 13 Oak St., where tenants said he lived.
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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Peter Hallen named assistant superintendent for Waterville Public Schools
Peter Hallen, 50, the director of the Mid-Maine Technical Center for the last 10 years, was appointed to his new position by the Board of Education on Monday.
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Reporting Aside: No task is too tall or pie in the sky for these two civic-minded stalwarts
Peter Garrett of Winslow and Nancy Williams of Waterville have been working for about a year to develop plans for a scenic gravel trail that would meander through Waterville’s South End along the Kennebec River and include a park adjacent to the water, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville Board of Education finalizes $28.4 million budget
The Waterville Board of Education held a special meeting Wednesday and took a second, final vote to approve a budget that gives salary increases to teachers and educational technicians.
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Acquisition of Hampden recycling and waste-to-energy plant expected within two weeks
The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of 115 Maine municipalities, plans to buy the plant and updated the public Wednesday on the progress of the purchase.
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Waterville City Council approves $51.6 million city and school budget
Spending increases boost city’s property tax rate by 35 cents per $1,000 worth of assessed valuation, instead of the planned 50 cents.
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Eight have applied for the Waterville assistant superintendent job
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday got an update on the search from Superintendent Eric Haley.
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Waterville council to consider proposed $51.7 million budget
The special City Council meeting will be held Tuesday and councilors are expected to vote on a $23.3 million budget for the city and another $28.4 million for schools.
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Waterville demonstrators protest overturn of Roe v. Wade
By late morning, about 30 people carrying signs stood on sidewalks in downtown Waterville, decrying the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying there is recourse: a large voter turnout in the midterm elections.
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Reporting Aside: A labor of love for one Winslow couple
Steve DuBois and his wife, Sue, have been through more than most people can imagine, living life with hope and love, Amy Calder writes.