Ward 6 Council candidate Jibryne Karter III says he’s heard many complaints, but opponent Dana Bushee says she hasn’t, and other officials say the program needs time.
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.
Waterville council orders apartment building razed
The city code enforcement officer said the 26 Gold St. structure is infested with bedbugs, has rotting decks and is attracting squatters.
Housing complex on site of Waterville church dedicated
The Catholic bishop of Portland blessed the apartments built on the site of the former St. Francis de Sales Church.
Bishop sees no doctrinal change from church meeting on families
Bishop Robert Deeley says a special meeting of Catholic bishops in Rome may lead the church to spread its message in ways relevant to modern society.
Governor candidates to face economic questions in Waterville
The Mid Maine Chamber of Commerce will host a gubernatorial candidates forum Thursday, which will focus on economic issues
Risen: Journalists must fight or become irrelevant
Colby College’s Lovejoy winner, a New York Times reporter, faces the possibility of being imprisoned for refusing to reveal his sources.
Police laser training system on Waterville council agenda
The $20,000 system would be paid for in part with a $10,000 Maine Municipal Association Safety Training grant.
Hundreds flock to Waterville harvest fest
12 annual event at Head of Falls put on by Waterville Main Street, Colby College and the city featured food, kids’ events and music.
Jay Police Chief Larry White Sr. dies of cancer
White, also fire chief, ‘was a huge asset to our community,” Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Sunday.
Colby College honors New York Times reporter
James Risen receives the Lovejoy Award for courageous journalism as he faces the prospect of jail for refusing to reveal a CIA source of classified information.