Former Ward 5 Councilor John O’Donnell and School Board member Julian Payne are among four who have expressed interest in the post.
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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More than 200 students, teachers pack Maine Student Film & Video Conference
Documentary production, editing, sound, animation, lighting and acting were among topics offered at the Waterville workshop.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Police say two Norridgewock deaths appear to be murder-suicide
Officers found the bodies of William Hale, 62, and his wife, Marie Lancaster-Hale, 58, and that of the family dog, in the family’s laundry room.
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Vietnam vets get a welcome home at Waterville breakfast
Travis Mills and his organization hosted the affair attended by more than 200, including Dottie McGuirk, a 20-year Air Force nurse.
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Waterville council considers proposed municipal budget decrease, tax rate increase
While expenses are proposed to decrease, revenue also has decreased, prompting a tax rate hike, according to Finance Director Heather Rowden.
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Hartland man faces multiple burglary, theft charges
Kevin Butler allegedly broke into Hartland homes, stealing a blank check, a laptop and medical marijuana, police said.
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Waterville Senior High students sweep music festival awards in New York City
100 students performed at the Heritage Music Festival, taking highest scores overall, according to Waterville schools band director Sue Barre.
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LePage slams municipal group as ‘enemy of elderly’ over foreclosure bill changes
In a radio address and interview, Gov. Paul LePage lashed out at legislators and the Maine Municipal Association for watering down his bill to protect the elderly from tax lien foreclosure.
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Colby College won’t re-hire hotel developer after withdrawal of lawsuit in sexual assault case
The Waterville college earlier had terminated an agreement with The Olympia Cos. and its owner, Kevin Mahaney, to build a hotel in downtown Waterville.
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Waterville council upholds mayor’s veto of housing study committee
Council Chairman Steve Soule said after the meeting that members knew that a compromise could not be reached.