New Hampshire police chief is waiting for the Waterville police report on Don Reiter before looking into allegations he had inappropriate relations with students there.
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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Former Waterville principal charged with official oppression
The misdemeanor focuses on Don Reiter misusing the power of his office in allegedly asking a student for sex, Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said.
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After 90 years, new owners take over at Joseph’s Market in Waterville
Former owners Kevin and Diane Joseph hope the community will embrace Ireen Huda and Mohammad Ali, who plan to keep the name, employees and traditions of the landmark market.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Waterville school board votes to dismiss Reiter
The city’s Board of Education voted 6-1 Monday night to dismiss the Waterville Senior High School principal, rejecting a chance to reopen evidence to consider new allegations out of New Hampshire.
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Two former students in New Hampshire allege inappropriate relationships with Reiter, police say
Waterville police reopen investigation into Waterville High School principal after one student says their relationship culminated in sex and another produces 147 letters purportedly from him.
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Waterville police looking into NH Reiter allegations
Police have received ‘more than one’ communication from former students of the Waterville High School principal, alleging the ‘same type of behavior’ occurred in New Hampshire.
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Family, friends memorialize slain sisters Amanda Bragg and Amy DeRosby
Nearly 100 turn out for funeral services for sisters in Oakland.
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Obama inaugural poet coming to Waterville Opera House
Richard Blanco will read from his new illustrated children’s book version of “One Today,” hosted by Waterville’s Children’s Book Cellar.
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Decision on Reiter’s fate to come Monday night
The Waterville school board is deliberating carefully and ‘will not make a rush to judgment’ on the dismissal recommendation for the high school principal, the chairwoman says.
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Fate of Waterville principal Reiter unresolved
The school board recessed Wednesday night until Monday after deliberating more than seven hours about the fate of Waterville Senior High School Principal Don Reiter, who is accused of soliciting sex from a student.