“It’s really an amazing product and it’s long overdue for us — it really is..,” Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey told the City Council.
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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After months of heated debate, Waterville Planning Board to vote on proposed events center
The Planning Board is expected to vote Aug. 24 on a memorandum to councilors recommending whether the council should rezone the former Sacred heart Church property to allow an events center there.
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As Waterville mayor weighs whether to resign, City Council to consider charter changes for filling vacancies
Mayor Jay Coelho said recently he is considering resigning his office because of a serious illness. If that were to happen, city officials said, a special municipal election must be held.
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Waterville animal shelter’s director departs after facility closes temporarily due to sick animals
A Humane Society Waterville Area spokesperson says the state inspected the shelter at the board of directors’ request and found overpopulation, sick animals and procedural deficiencies.
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Amy Calder: They have a passion for feeding the hungry
The St. John Food Pantry in Winslow is desperate for a new space after having been housed in a church basement at 26 Monument St. in Winslow for more than 60 years.
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Thomas College won’t require students, faculty, staff to be vaccinated
The college said Thursday those who are not vaccinated must follow safety protocols, including wearing masks, at the Waterville campus.
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Waterville council approves $46.5 million budget, cuts tax rate by 26 cents
With the new Waterville tax rate of $25.50 per $1,000 worth of valuation, someone who owns a home valued at $100,000 will pay $26 less a year.
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Waterville councilors allocate $100,000 for browntail moth attack plan
The City Council on Tuesday added $100,000 to the proposed municipal budget for dealing with the browntail moth infestation after Councilor Thomas Klepach laid out a mitigation plan.
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Waterville mayor says he’s ‘extremely thankful,’ hasn’t decided yet whether to resign
At the end of Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Mayor Jay Coelho thanked councilors and city officials and said he had not yet made a decision about whether to resign due to serious health issues.
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Waterville mayor discloses serious health issue, considers resigning from office
Mayor Jay Coelho wrote Monday in an email he spent a week in an intensive care unit after having been taken by a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to the hospital to be treated for a heart condition.