A city manager proposal to create a hybrid job that would push out veteran Ann Beverage is up for a City Council vote Tuesday.
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.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Oakland police nab Missouri fugitive
Lugmon Abram, wanted on rape and sexual assault charges, was found clad only in sweatpants and a sweatshirt by police on Church Street
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Posted inSchools and Education
Colby, Thomas liquor bans ease problems
The Waterville colleges banned hard liquor from student dorms several years ago and officials say issues related to serious overconsumption are down.
Posted inMaine
Community pitching in for Waterville’s Winter Carnival
The city’s premier mid-winter event, which is Saturday, needs a lot of volunteers to pull it off, and it draws people young and old to help get ready.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Waterville seeks ‘business friendly’ status
Officials are moving ahead with a formal application to the state for certification that the city makes things easier for businesses who want to locate there.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Waterville man accused of sexually abusing girl, 15
Mark Meierdirk, who owned a Unity roofing company, was indicted Wednesday by a Penobscott County grand jury.
Posted inMaine
Officials mull new use for former Waterville Weathervane
The chamber of commerce president isn’t sure whether another restaurant could do well in the location near the interstate.
Posted inMaine
Winslow Catholic school impresses Bishop Deeley
Bishop Robert Deeley of the Diocese of Portland dropped in on St. John Regional School as part of a celebration of Catholic Schools Week.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Waterville police seek robbery suspect
A man reported he was robbed at with a long screwdriver Sunday morning in the city’s South End.
Posted inMaine, News
Development, college housing plans among Waterville downtown efforts
The Hathaway Creative Center developer plans a hotel and conference center in former mill buildings while Colby College explores downtown housing for students and staff.