City Councilor Michael Morris, D-Ward 5, is being challenged by Planning Board member Matthew Boulerice, who is running unenrolled, for a three-year term as mayor to succeed Jay Coelho.
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 audience learns of efforts by veterans group to fight fascist rise
Kristofer Goldsmith, a former sergeant in the U.S. Army, is head of a nonprofit task force that works with state and federal law enforcement and others to counter extremism and gather intelligence on dangerous people and organizations.
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Two dogs die in fire at Fairfield apartment complex
The fire broke out Friday in a second-floor unit at the American Lodge on Main Street.
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Reporting Aside: Grab the last few offerings from your garden because winter is marching in
We might do well to slow down, prep the garden for the cold ahead and take a long breath before the holidays are at our doorsteps, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Performing arts programs at Waterville Senior High School receive national recognition
During a surprise ceremony Thursday, students and staff members learned WSHS has received the Performing Arts School of Excellence award given by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
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State investigators describe fire at vacant Canaan motel as suspicious
The fire occurred Tuesday night at the former Lake George Motor Lodge at 39 Main St., east of Lake George Regional Park East.
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Oakland council votes to release Ella Bowman from employment agreement, appoint interim manager
At an emergency meeting of the Oakland Town Council on Tuesday, the town’s finance and human resource director, Kelly Pinney-Michaud, was named interim town manager.
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Kennebec Water District completes review in aftermath of fatal Waterville fire
The district launched a review of properties with backflow prevention devices after it was discovered following a May fire at Elm Towers that the residential facility did not have such a device, allowing firefighting foam to enter the public water system.
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Albert S. Hall School in Waterville nearing end of $1.59 million renovation project
The elementary school, which is nearly 102 years old, has all new entryways and windows, as well as a boiler system and an outdoor camera system for security.
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Reporting Aside: Mystery erupts when columnist’s ill-placed pill draws the attention of itsy Bitsy
After receiving three vaccinations, Amy Calder writes that she was feeling lousy and had her Tylenol at the ready for pain relief, but did her longtime cat Bitsy get to it first?