Money, drugs, firearms and tools are among items recovered and more arrests are expected, Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster says.
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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Waterville mayor claims council conspired with resident against him
A letter Mayor Nick Isgro posted on his personal Facebook page says that councilors, blinded by hatred, took part in a ‘preconceived plot’ to attack him Tuesday, when resident Bob Vear criticized the mayor.
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Waterville mayor, resident clash over Indigenous Peoples’ Day
After the City Council voted Tuesday to follow the state’s lead in naming holidays, resident Bob Vear and Mayor Nick Isgro got into a shouting match and Isgro declared the meeting over and stormed out of the room.
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Report: Colby College’s recent investments producing big results
Independent analysis of the economic impact from the college’s investments, both on campus and in the city, shows that from 2014 to 2018, the output was $1.1 billion in greater Waterville.
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Waterville downtown Lockwood Hotel construction on schedule
Officials say they want to have the structure of the planned 53-room hotel completed so they can start enclosing the building by Thanksgiving.
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Racist flyers mailed to Skowhegan area school board members, others
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.
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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.