A three-member pardon board will recommend to the governor whether Lexius Saint Martin, who is living in a hut in Haiti, should be pardoned for trafficking in cocaine a decade ago.
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 petition process blocks funding for city and schools
Councilors on Tuesday will consider declaring an emergency so as to be able to fund city and school operations in light of a petition process seeking to repeal the council’s budget override.
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Waterville council to consider overriding mayor’s veto of $41.9 million budget
Councilors also will consider approving outdoor dining permits for You Know Whose Pub, Itali-ah and 18 Below at Tuesday’s meeting.
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Skateboarder injured in collision with vehicle in Waterville
Police said the victim was riding the board east on High Street when he collided with a sport utility vehicle being driven north on Drummond Avenue.
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Oakland apartment fire sends 1 person to hospital
All tenants were accounted for but the cause of the fire was unknown, fire Chief David Coughlin said at the scene.
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Smoking while on oxygen cause of Oakland fire
A tenant smoking on oxygen and improper disposal of smoking materials was the cause of a fire that displaced about eight people in Oakland Wednesday.
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Oakland apartment fire sends 1 person to hospital
All tenants were accounted for but the cause of the fire was unknown, fire Chief David Coughlin said at the scene.
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Waterville’s finance director responds to mayor’s veto of council-approved $41.9 million budget
The City Council on Tuesday will consider overriding the veto, which would take effect if at least five councilors vote in favor ot it.
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Waterville volunteer group ramps up Green Street Park renovation efforts
A paved walking path with fitness stations is planned for the South End park located off Water and Sherwin streets.
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Waterville’s municipal pool to get $762,702 upgrade
Money to pay for the slide pool replacement and other features will come from a $560,000 Harold Alfond Foundation grant and up to $274,000 from a city fund designated specifically for the pool.