The city manager says the three-year contract under consideration includes a pay scale that would make Waterville more competitive in hiring and retaining officers.
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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’Tis the season as Waterville prepares to roll out holiday events
Children’s Discovery Museum has lined up programs this year, including the popular Light Up the Town, which has people decorate their buildings and properties with as many lights as possible.
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Robbery reported at GameStop in Waterville
Police say the suspect, who reportedly threatened to use a weapon, fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.
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Thomas College honors former baseball player who died in crash last year
Antonio Martinez, 20, was a beloved student and member of the college’s baseball team who died shortly after graduating from Thomas last year.
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Fire marshal investigators continue to probe cause of Embden explosion, fire
The explosion Friday afternoon destroyed a log home on Bert Berry Road and sent the homeowner to the hospital with injuries and burns, according to officials.
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As invasion of browntail moths continues, central Maine towns seek a variety of remedies
Officials are priming their attack plans as the infestation of the moth is expected to continue in the coming years.
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Strategy shifts as advocates work to give shelter to Maine’s homeless
A virtual forum this week discussed how the focus now is on finding housing for people before addressing their medical, mental health and other needs.
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Amy Calder: In a trip to the dump, you might walk away holding more than you arrived with
China’s transfer and recycling station includes a give-and-take shack where people can rummage through items discarded by others, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Four arrested after searches of Fairfield house turn up drugs, explosive device, police say
Officers arrest Derek Poirier, 40, on Sunday at his Winter Street house. A day later, police searched the house again and arrested another three suspects.
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Waterville board supports rezoning to allow for storage units
The Planning Board voted to recommend rezoning about 5 acres on Webb Road near the Oakland town line so that a developer can build storage units.