The proposal, which requires another vote, includes $30,000 for Waterville Main Street.
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 council to take first vote on proposed $38 million budget for 2016-17
While expenses are up, so are revenues, the city’s finance director said Monday, but the city won’t see a smoother budget year until downtown revitalization and other projects gather steam in a couple years.
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Skowhegan woman with mold problem overwhelmed by offers of help
Rep. Jeff McCabe is spearheading a search for resources to fix Janet Martin’s mobile home, and he said she’s just one example of seniors who fall through the cracks.
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Screenwriter, director Robert Benton to receive top award at Maine International Film Festival
The Lifetime Achievement Award will recognize his work in films including ‘Nobody’s Fool,’ based on a Richard Russo novel.
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Councilors split 4-3 on funding for Waterville Main Street
A nonbinding vote at a budget workshop indicates how councilors may vote in upcoming final decisions.
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In Skowhegan the message reads: ‘History has its eyes on us’
Skowhegan graduating senior says it is time to become teachers, leaders.
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Waterville’s $39 million school, town budget may be finalized Tuesday
The City Council will hone the final numbers for the ‘most difficult budget’ in years at the workshop, and the first vote is expected to be June 21.
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Winslow man charged with child abandonment, endangerment
Ryann James Russell, 26, allegedly left children aged 2, 3 and 8 alone in an apartment for as long as 30 minutes.
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New leadership called ‘great fit’ for Waterville Senior High School
Brian Laramee and Joseph Haney, as the new principal and assistant principal, come into the roles following a tumultuous start to the year that included the ouster of the former principal.
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‘Explore your passions,’ Carrabec High School grad urges class of 2016
Fifty-four received diplomas Saturday during the school’s 47th commencement exercise.