The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of 115 Maine municipalities, held a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday to announce Delta Thermo Energy Inc. as the prospective buyer for the Hampden plant.
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 to consider final vote on downtown TIF district
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and be livestreamed from a link at the city’s website.
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Work to eradicate poverty, racism, militarism, MLK Jr. Day speaker urges at Waterville event
The breakfast recognizing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, usually held at Senior Spectrum’s Muskie Center in Waterville, was held virtually Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Waterville Republican Committee chairman says he doesn’t know who posted message downplaying Jan. 6 Capitol siege
Chairman Shaun Caron said he’s still seeking answers about the Facebook message, even after the group’s Facebook page was also taken down.
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Amy Calder: A letter of apology
Youth should not have to be experiencing the ills we have created, including allowing a pandemic to get out of control, restricting how they live their lives, Amy Calder writes.
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Former Waterville mayor Isgro reports ‘full retirement from politics’ after tenure marked by progress, controversy
Nick Isgro’s six years in office included forward movement in downtown revitalization efforts as well as controversy over his comments on social media that led to a failed effort to recall him from office.
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Phillips-Sandy reelected Waterville Board chairperson, honored with city’s annual report dedication
The school board on Monday also unanimously reelected Pam Trinward as secretary.
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Amy Calder: Reveling in winter snow and ice
Memories of winter activities in the ’60s and ’70s will serve to bring smiles, well into old age, Amy Calder writes.
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Waterville invited to apply for grant that could lead to $400,000
The application process to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is in two phases and communities accepted could get up to $400,000 each to help improve specific areas of their city, town or region.
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Former Waterville pot store owner pleads guilty in federal drug, firearms case
Daniel Hall, 32, distributed cocaine and marijuana last year to a confidential informant at his then-medical marijuana store, Green Thumb Organics, in Waterville, according to court records.