Mark Andre’s petition seeks money from the colleges to help lower the city’s tax rate over the next five years.
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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Excitement building for Waterville’s RiverWalk project
Work is mostly complete on the $1.5 million park along the Kennebec and a dedication is set for Oct. 6.
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Waterville man seeks $250,000 from General Mills in lawsuit over measuring spoons
Gregory Paul Violette, of Waterville, says Betty Crocker emblems fell off the spoons while he was cooking and made him sick.
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Waterville mayor proposes capping property tax hikes at 3% annually
Nick Isgro also calls for ending party affiliations in local elections, forcing paid lobbyists to register.
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State fire officials investigate Waterville apartment building fire that displaced 11 people
Waterville Fire Chief Shawn Esler said local fire officials were unable to rule out whether the fire was intentionally set.
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Family of man who died in 2014 in Kennebec County jail files lawsuit in federal court
Dana A. Kitchin, 64, died of a massive hemorrhage from a ruptured spleen and bled to death internally as he cried out for medical help while in his cell, the complaint alleges.
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Waterville animal shelter officials say facility will close in 3 months without help
Officials say they plan to launch a capital campaign Monday in an effort to raise $250,000 for operations and animal care, as well as to help make the Humane Society Waterville Area sustainable.
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Anger flares over Waterville’s plastic bag ordinance debate
The City Council votes to override the mayor’s veto of a vote councilors took earlier this month to place a bag ban ordinance on the November ballot.
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To find out why so many Mainers miss jury duty, a judge lets some explain
Men and women called Tuesday by Justice Robert Mullen told him that medical, transportation-related issues and other problems prevented them from reporting for jury duty.
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Races honoring slain Cpl. Eugene Cole draw 1,000 people to Norridgewock
The 5K and half marathon raise funds for police academy scholarships.