Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, “Reporting Aside,” which appears Saturdays 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 (who is proud to say she was born in Waterville), she holds a bachelors in English from University of Hartford and completed post-graduate work in the School of Education at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She holds more than two dozen awards from the Maine Press Association and New England Associated Press News Executives Association. Calder lives in Waterville with her husband, Philip Norvish, a retired Sentinel reporter and editor.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2022
Reporting Aside: We don’t need to harp on it, but Waterville company finds the art in its work
Peter Carey and Jason Brann own PRO Moving Service in Waterville, and they do much more than move bulky things, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Skowhegan public safety building hits snag with board vote
The Board of Selectmen rejected a request Tuesday to spend an additional $83,289 on a planned $10 million public safety building, saying the extra money was not included in the contract.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2022
Waterville Planning Board approves changes to College Avenue housing project
Manor Gardens LLC made three changes to its development plans for the site of the former John Martin’s Manor, including reducing one building by three units.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Waterville superintendent search committee to resume work
A search earlier this year for a superintendent to replace Eric Haley did not result in a suitable candidate, school officials have said, so the hunt will start again with the intention of having applications due early next year.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Woman reopens Iraqi market in Waterville following death of her husband
Rosol Hobbi, 24, thought she could not reopen the Iraqi Kabab Market after her husband, Akram “AJ” Mohammad, died in a motorcycle crash Sept. 1, but she said the Waterville community rallied around her and encouraged her to reopen.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Skowhegan tax rate decreases but may not result in lower tax bills
The Skowhegan Board of Assessors on Thursday lowered the tax rate from $18.35 to $17.48 per $1,000 worth of valuation, but that doesn’t necessarily mean tax bills will be lower because property values have increased, according to Town Manager Christine Almand.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Reporting Aside: Waterville native’s children are found, but it’s a story without a happy ending
Robert Kelley died at 77 in August in a hotel room in rural North Dakota and a coroner there went to great lengths to find his next of kin, only to learn it wasn’t the outcome people may have hoped for, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2022
Maine CDC investigating COVID-19 outbreaks at 26 long-term care facilities in the state
One outbreak is at Woodlands Senior Living of Waterville and involves 27 residents and four staff, according to the Maine CDC.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Waterville council votes to join state partnership in protecting city against climate change
The City Council on Tuesday took a first step to prepare for a plan to reduce carbon emissions, transition to clean energy and become more resilient to climate change by adopting a resolution to partner with the state on a climate action plan called Maine Won’t Wait.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Waterville residents cite a community center, more library parking as needs for greater downtown area
The City Council on Tuesday hosted its second meeting to get public input on envisioning what Waterville needs in the area that is not being addressed in the current $11.2 million revitalization work that’s underway.
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