Waterville city Solicitor William A. Lee III suggests delaying the plastic bag ban to Sept. 1.
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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Detroit voters to consider hiring deputy town clerk, part-time custodian
In Friday elections, two people are running for a selectman’s seat formerly held by Ethan Kelley, who passed away, and voters will consider filling a seat on the School Administrative District 53 Board of Directors.
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Burnham voters to elect two selectmen Friday, convene for annual Town Meeting on Saturday
Residents also will elect a town treasurer, highway commissioner, school board member and cemetery committee member in elections to be held 2-7 p.m. Friday at the town hall.
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Troy voters to consider adopting marijuana, local food ordinances
Voters on Friday will consider re-electing a selectman and Forest Area trustee at the town office, with the business meeting to follow Saturday at Troy Central School.
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Lewiston student seeking asylum in Maine wins Poetry Out Loud competition
Joao Victor, a senior at Lewiston High School, won the State of Maine 2019 Poetry Out Loud Finals, held Monday at the Waterville Opera House.
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Amy Calder: Waiting for a second shingles shot
Suffering after her first shingles vaccine and then missing out on the second didn’t deter Amy Calder from trying again, she writes, but this time she hopes that second shot comes through.
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Colby College names architect, manager for Waterville’s future downtown hotel-restaurant
The Waterville college plans to start building a 50-room hotel with a restaurant and bar later this year at the south end of Main Street downtown, with an expected opening next year.
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Waterville High School junior finds her niche in journalism, video production
Kylee Hamm, 17, and her mass media communications instructor, Dave Boardman, gave a presentation Thursday to Waterville city councilors and school board members about the Mid-Maine Technical Center.
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Officials investigate dead body found in Palmyra motel
Somerset County Sheriff’s officials and state police arrived at Lovley’s Motel after 9 a.m. Wednesday where a woman who appeared to be distraught was later taken away in an ambulance.
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Waterville council moves $10.5 million project forward by voting for TIF district change
The vote to amend the downtown tax district starts the process to renovate 155 and 165 Main St. into a craft brewery, bowling alley, restaurant, offices and apartments.