Orthopaedic and related X-ray services will remain at 107 FirstPark Drive, but MaineGeneral Health’s imaging and laboratory services are moving to the Thayer Center for Health on North Street in Waterville.
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 technical school students, staff learn to ‘stop the bleeding’ from Homeland Security expert
Paul Brooks, EMS program manager for the U.S. Office of Health Affairs, stressed the need for people who are not medical workers help stop bleeding to prevent people from dying.
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Waterville parking study group eyes parking space potential downtown
The committee examining a recent traffic study met Wednesday for its second gathering, examining data on how many more parking spaces would be needed with more occupied buildings.
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Waterville school superintendent calls this year’s budget scenario ‘deep and dark’
The proposed 2017-18 school budget is currently at $22.4 million, which would be a 6 percent increase, or $1.3 million, above this school year’s $21.1 million budget.
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Benton voters approve $15,000 less than requested for health insurance for Town Office staff
The meeting moderator called for order several times, insisting that residents stop debating among themselves.
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‘North Pond Hermit’ book author tells Waterville crowd Knight was intelligent, funny
Writer Michael Finkel, who had corresponded with Christopher Knight through letters and visited him in jail, spoke to a crowd at the Waterville Opera House Thursday about the man who lived alone in the Rome woods for 27 years.
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Waterville’s new parking committee holds inaugural meeting
Helping to develop a parking management strategy for downtown is at the top of its list of goals.
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$25 million Colby housing complex gets final go-ahead
The Waterville City Council took a final vote Tuesday to approve TIF district for the building, which is expected to have retail space on the ground floor.
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Waterville board approves site plan for $25 million Colby building
City Council to take final votes on tax program for project Tuesday
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Waterville Board of Education to host special budget meeting Wednesday
Waterville Board of Education members will discuss the school budget and have a first look at proposed spending plans for several school departments for the 2017-18 school year.