WATERVILLE — As city councilors weigh the potential benefits of turning the building that houses the Morning Sentinel into a police station rather than building a new one, the bargain-basement cost of the building is just one small part of the discussion.
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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Thursday, Friday police log and arrest: Waterville
Juvenile offenses, theft, vehicle burglary
Three arrests; Wednesday, Thursday Waterville police log
Vehicle burglaries, theft, fight
Waterville council approves tax break for gas plan
WATERVILLE — City councilors voted 6-1 Tuesday to approve a tax increment financing district and related development program for a proposed natural gas pipeline.
Council OKs natural gas TIF
WATERVILLE — City councilors voted 6-1 Tuesday to approve a tax increment financing district and related development program for a proposed natural gas pipeline.
Waterville police blotter for Tuesday and Wednesday
Assaults, thefts, vehicle burglaries
City offers $100,000 under asking for Sentinel building
WATERVILLE — City councilors on Tuesday voted 4-3 to buy the Morning Sentinel building for $500,000 and turn it into a police station.
Waterville councilor says move out of ward temporary
WATERVILLE — Former Mayor Dana Sennett has complained to the city that Councilor Erik Thomas, D-Ward 4, moved out of his ward and therefore should not remain a city councilor.
Waterville councilors to discuss Sentinel sale, gas TIF
WATERVILLE — A tax break for a natural gas pipeline and buying the Morning Sentinel building are among items the City Council will consider tonight.