Waterville city councilors this week voted to change the city’s administrative ordinance to say that all terms for those boards will expire at the same time, in December.
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.
3 arrested in Waterville drug bust
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Leaner Waterville schools, city budget faces final votes Tuesday
Waterville city councilors will consider final votes on a proposed $36.4 million municipal and school budget for 2013-14, cut down last week from $37.7 million.
Madison woman goes the extra miles for schoolchildren
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New Waterville police station to open in early July
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Wandering Fairfield toddlers’ parents charged with child endangerment
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Waterville Mayor Karen Heck won’t seek re-election
Waterville Mayor Karen Heck announced she will not seek re-election following the end of her term next year.
Waterville council considers budget cutbacks in light of decreased state revenue sharing
Waterville City Councilors debated trimming its proposed $37.7 million budget in reaction to the likelihood the city will lose state revenue sharing.
Waterville, Winslow, Vassalboro voters stamp AOS 92 budgets
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Waterville council approves new recycling operator
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