Resident Andrew Ayers asked the city to consider stricter rules about where certain sex offenders may live, mirroring other Maine cities that have done the same.
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 sex offender ordinance, farmers market location to be discussed Tuesday
City council will consider a proposal to restrict where certain sex offenders can live; downtown market reps and businesses owners will meet about Common Street vendor layout.
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Portland Pie Co. coming to former Hains Building in downtown Waterville
Across the street from the new Colby College residence hall, the restaurant will employ 50, seat 100 and serve up pizza, pasta, salad and sandwiches.
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Paul Mitchell remembered as dedicated family man and servant to city of Waterville
The former longtime businessman, alderman, planning board member and oldest brother of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell died Sunday.
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Downtown Waterville Farmers Market location for this year undecided
Business owners cite problems with accessibility to buildings with the current layout of the market on Common Street.
Posted inMaine, Politics
LePage urges taxation committee to back bill to protect elderly from property foreclosure
The governor cited an Albion couple who lost their shorefront home worth $70,000 to $80,000 to foreclosure, after which it was sold for $6,500, a case he called “egregious.”
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Waterville RiverWalk gets $150,000 gift from Kennebec Savings Bank
The donation puts fundraising at the halfway mark for the $1.5 million project at Head of Falls.
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Waterville council to consider final vote on ethics ordinance
The Tuesday meeting also will include appointments to the ethics committee and the library board.
Posted inMaine Crime
Fairfield man charged in assaults on police officers at Kelley Street home
The suspect, Christopher William O’Shea, is scheduled to appear in court in April.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Outdoors
Box sled enthusiasts flock to Lake George Regional Park derby in Skowhegan
Frigid weather didn’t stop young and old from turning out for the 26th annual winter carnival in Skowhegan.