The fliers feature a Ku Klux Klan hood and a confederate flag, and some recipients believe they are targeted toward supporters of replacing the school’s Indian mascot.
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 both 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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Artwork from children in detention camps coming to Waterville
Mary Dunn, who has traveled to the U.S. and Mexican border, is helping to organize the exhibit, as well as a silent auction fundraiser Oct. 12 at Hathaway Creative Center to help asylum seekers with humanitarian aid and legal services.
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Colby College honors journalists killed in line of duty last year
The college on Friday awards all 66 with the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award, named for an Albion native killed defending his newspaper from an pro-slavery mob.
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Residents call out Waterville mayor over Columbus Day proclamation
Mayor Nick Isgro read aloud a proclamation at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, declaring Oct. 14 Columbus Day, which drew criticism in light of a new state law renaming the day.
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Waterville mayor to proclaim Oct. 14 ‘Columbus Day,’ despite state law
Mayor Nick Isgro’s proclamation honors Christopher Columbus, who has become a reminder of the oppression and pain endured by the native people of the Caribbean islands.
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At Common Ground fair, dire warnings about pesticide dangers
An investigative journalist talks about how manufacturers and policymakers continue to focus on profit over health.
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Waterville council, despite pushback from mayor, OKs rezoning for marijuana store near highway
Councilors voted 5-1 to approve the zoning change to allow an adult-use marijuana store at 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive with Chiarman Sydney Mayhew the lone dissenter.
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Waterville council, despite pushback from mayor, OKs rezoning for marijuana store near highway
Councilors voted 5-1 to approve the zoning change to allow an adult-use marijuana store at 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive.
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Former Jackman physician assistant indicted, re-arrested
Gerald Keenan was arrested Friday by State Police in Brewer and faces 21 counts related to sexual contact or assault on two pre-teen boys in Jackman where Keenan worked in the 1990s.
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Thomas College dedicates School of Education to local philanthropists
Since 2002, Peter and Paula Lunder have given more than $5 million to Thomas College, including a $1.7 million gift in 2015 that established the Center for Innovation in Education.