WATERVILLE — Mayor Karen Heck on Wednesday spoke against a state law passed last year that deregulated health insurance costs, saying that the law caused health care premiums for small businesses to spike.
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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Waterville mayor speaks out against health care hikes
WATERVILLE — Mayor Karen Heck on Wednesday spoke out against a bill passed last year that deregulated health insurance costs and caused health care premiums for small businesses and others to spike.
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Two men, 14-year-old girl arrested in Waterville break-in, assault
WATERVILLE — Two men and a 14-year-old girl who later was found with a knife in her bra were arrested late Monday after they reportedly broke into an apartment on Water Street and assaulted three people there.
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Six US Senate candidates cover the gamut in Waterville forum
WATERVILLE — Candidates for U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s seat addressed everything from health care to energy to privatizing Social Security at a forum Tuesday at Waterville Opera House.
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Waterville brawl sends one to hospital, three to jail Saturday morning
WATERVILLE — Three men will head to court Jan. 8 after being arrested early Saturday when police responded to a reported fight in a parking lot off Spring Street Extension.
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Power outages reported in Waterville area
WATERVILLE — An apparent problem with transmission at a substation in the southern part of the city has caused power outages in Sidney, Waterville and Winslow, according to a Central Maine Power Co. spokeswoman.
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Waterville area police logs, arrest; Oct. 21 and 22
Harassment, shoplifting, criminal mischief
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Waterville charter panel features only contested city race
WATERVILLE — Only residents of Ward 2 will face a contested race in city elections when they go to the polls Nov. 6.
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REPORTING ASIDE: Hunger has no favorites, food bank volunteer learns
After nine years volunteering at the food bank, Betty Lou Jones has many observations to share when I ask her what she has learned.