The new district includes Waterville, Winslow, Fairfield, Albion, Benton, Clinton and Unity Township.
Amy Calder
Staff Writer
Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, โReporting Aside,โ 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.
Incumbent Waterville councilor faces opposition in Ward 4
City Councilor Erik Thomas, D-Ward 4, faces a challenge from newcomer Sydney R. Mayhew, a Republican, in the Nov. 4 election.
Fuentes brothers sentenced for hiring undocumented workers
The brothers from Waterville and Westbrook pleaded guilty to hiring 10 undocumented workers at the Westbrook Fajita Grill.
Economy looms large for Bushee, Karter in Waterville’s Ward 6
The candidates for City Council both see job creation and stimulating business as big priorities.
House District 79 candidates disagree on Medicaid expansion
Republican Timothy Theriault and Democrat Christina Evers want to create jobs, oppose a state sales tax hike.
Three vie for Waterville City Council in Ward 2
Clear differences between candidates have emerged on the issue of the city’s new pay-as-you-throw trash disposal program.
Trash fees, tax-exempt property fuel Waterville mayor debate
Candidates Nick Isgro, Steve Aucoin and Karen Rancourt-Thomas sparred Friday about the pay-as-you-throw garbage program and other issues.
Waterville Mayor Karen Heck endorses Republican candidate Nick Isgro
Heck, who is not running for re-election, said she usually votes for Democrats so ‘this is huge.’
Morning Sentinel carrier dies in Salem Township crash
Tom Poulin, who delivered the paper in the Phillips-Strong region of Franklin County, died in a single car accident.
Area voters say Waterville governor’s forum didn’t change or make up minds
Paul LePage, Mike Michaud and Eliot Cutler met for their second debate at Thomas College in Waterville Thursday.