The City Council, mayor and city manager also discussed a plan to use TIF funds, bonds to address city needs over time and keep mill rate flat.
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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Body recovered at Benton Falls Dam; foul play not cited
Police were called Monday night to the dam on the Sebasticook River.
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After controversy, Waterville Board of Education approves recent administrative transfers
Board approves policies governing the recruiting and hiring of administrative staff and directors, and policy on administrative procedures for recruiting and hiring.
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Waterville board to consider transferring high school assistant principal to Mitchell school principal spot
School principals also will update the Waterville Board of Education on Monday about plans for “summer camps,” to be held for all interested students to address social-emotional needs that may not have been filled this school year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amy Calder: A little bit of trail magic
Those who walk the Winslow-Benton trail along the Kennebec River may discover hand-carved owls placed in strategic spots by their creator, Jerry Boutin of Winslow.
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Work continues on $11.3 million Waterville revitalization project
City Manager Steve Daly tells City Council the intersection at Main, Spring, Water and Front streets is in a state of flux right now.
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Fire destroys Mini Cooper in Waterville after reported oil change
A woman told police that while she was driving on I-95 after getting an oil change, an engine light came on and she pulled over, at which time her car went up in flames.
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Sale of recycling, trash-to-energy plant in Hampden expected in June
The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste disposal interests of 115 Maine municipalities, voted Wednesday to authorize committee officers to adopt and execute all agendas necessary to push forward the sale of Coastal Maine Resources to Delta Thermo Energy Inc.
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Waterville City Council to consider ban on facial recognition software
The council is scheduled to meet virtually at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The public can view the proceedings through a link on the city’s website — waterville-me.gov.
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Waterville ‘housing crisis’ is target of new group looking at making recommendations
The City Council is forming Waterville Housing Committee to address available housing stock while reviewing existing housing policies and guidelines.