The board president says the nonprofit organization will not make a pitch to the City Council for funding in light of municipal and school budget problems.
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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Colby hotel project slated to start next spring, official says during tour
Walking tour participants on Wednesday got an inside view of Waterville downtown revitalization projects, including updates on project plans.
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Waterville nonprofit group moving to new location after 21 years
REM founder Faye Nicholson said space on Temple Street will allow for better connections with new people moving into downtown as part of revitalization.
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Longtime employee buys Jorgensen’s Cafe in Waterville
Theresa Dunn says she is excited about downtown revitalization and welcomes the future influx of students, workers in the heart of the city.
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Waterville mayor vetoes council vote to take over recycling pickup
The mayor wants the city to take more time to reach a decision even though the contract with the current collector of recyclables runs out at the end of the month.
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Crews laying down hot top at new I-95 interchange in Waterville
DOT officials say the $4.8 million project’s northbound and southbound on- and offramps will be open for traffic July 7.
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Waterville council votes to authorize the city to take over curbside recycling collection
The contract with Sullivan’s, of Thorndike, expires June 30.
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Waterville boy, 11, injured when bicycle crashes into car
The driver and a witness say the car was stopped at the end of a driveway on Western Avenue when the bike struck the car’s left rear tail light.
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Waterville Planning Board approves final plans for Colby athletic complex
Construction to start on $200 million complex in the summer.
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Waterville to consider picking up its own recyclables
City’s contract with Sullivan’s Waste Disposal ends June 30 and company says it does not want to continue doing the job.