The council meeting will be held Wednesday, a day later than usual, because Tuesday is Election Day.
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 voters to consider limited ban on plastic bags
A ‘yes’ vote would ban large retail and commercial businesses from dispensing plastic bags to customers leaving stores.
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Waterville voters in four wards to elect councilors, Board of Education members
Voting will be held 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 6 at Thomas College on West River Road.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Former Waterville homeless shelter director says she’s focusing on family, health
Betty Palmer, who resigned recently, said she was honored to serve the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter.
Posted inMaine, Religion and Values
Central Maine Jewish community reflects on theme of ‘welcoming’ after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Community shabbat services will be held Friday in Augusta and Waterville as members of the Jewish faith and others mourn the loss of 11 people in the deadliest attack on Jews in the history of the U.S.
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Longtime head of Waterville homeless shelter resigns
Betty Palmer was executive director of Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter for about eight years and saw the shelter through a move from Ticonic Street to the new facility on Colby Street.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Pingree tour of Waterville focuses on supporting community art programs
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, on Friday toured downtown, including the site of a future center for art and film, and she hosted a roundtable discussion about building communities through the arts.
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Waterville prepares to market up to 1.5 acres at Head of Falls
Developers will be sought to lease or buy property on the riverfront for retail and commercial uses that complement the RiverWalk there.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Waterville Planning Board approves revisions to Seton building plans
Developer Kevin Mattson has increased the number of apartments projected for the building from 55 to 68 and expects to divide the building into two ownership units, which will help secure funding for the residential side.
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Redevelopment of former Seton Hospital on Waterville agenda
The Planning Board on Monday will consider recommending rezoning part of city-owned property at Head of Falls for future development.