The forum gives the governor another chance to call for eliminating the state income tax.
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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Vassalboro woman tries to make a difference with anonymous care packages
The mother of four, who doesn’t want to be identified publicly, leaves packages with blankets and other items in communities throughout the state because ‘a little thing can change someone’s day.’
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Residents raise concerns about I-95 interchange at Trafton Road in Waterville
The $4.8 million project is to be financed with state, private and federal money.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Former Waterville High school principal Reiter will not appeal dismissal
Don Reiter’s lawyer announced the decision not to appeal as the 30-day window for such action since his Nov. 16 firing by the Waterville Board of Education drew to a close.
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Waterville council OKs lease with Black Bear Aviation
The City Council also bade farewell to two councilors and voted to put $1,500 toward a South End recreational trail.
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Care packages for the less fortunate left anonymously on Waterville streets
Ziploc bags left on Main Street this week contain blankets, toiletries, snacks, but no one knows who is leaving them.
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Taco Bell seeks zoning change to open on Waterville’s upper Main Street
The City Council Tuesday will consider referring the zoning matter to the Planning Board for public hearing and recommendation.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Clinton police officer among those to receive Spirit of America Foundation awards
Dozens of volunteers and organizations from around Kennebec County will be honored Wednesday night.
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Tech company Collaborative Consulting to bring 200 jobs to Waterville, spark college partnerships
Collaborative Waterville, to be located in the Hathaway Creative Center, was the result of government, business and educational institutions’ collaboration, which edged out Bangor as the company’s choice, officials said.
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Crisis negotiator says man who sparked Waterville standoff ‘had come to his wits’ end’
Gary Cross, 58, of Troy, sat in his pickup truck with a gun at the police parking lot, and police said they were able to negotiate his surrender after eight hours.