The family’s lawyer said a private legislative bill or broader immigration bill could bring him back to the U.S.
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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Panel tables discussion on bill to help elderly homeowners avoid foreclosure
Gov. Paul LePage is behind the legislation, prompted by the eviction of an Albion couple from their home.
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Waterville weighs restrictions on where sex offenders can reside
A teacher’s request may lead to limits on how close registered offenders can live to places where children gather, such as schools, parks and playgrounds.
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This Waterville teacher saw a sex offender walk past the school. Now he’s asking for change
Resident Andrew Ayers asked the city to consider stricter rules about where certain sex offenders may live, mirroring other Maine cities that have done the same.
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Portland Pie signs lease to join Waterville’s Main Street revitalization
The restaurant will open its seventh location in the former Hains Building in downtown, becoming an anchor to the revitalization efforts being led the city and Colby College.
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Paul Mitchell, lifelong Waterville resident and older brother of Sen. George Mitchell, dies at 92
Paul Mitchell was a city business owner who held local office and did community service work in the city for decades.
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LePage urges lawmakers to work on bill to protect elderly from foreclosure
A committee postpones a vote on the measure, which would require municipalities to work with elderly homeowners who fall behind on property taxes.
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Waterville considers final vote on ethics ordinance
A section of the proposal addresses conflict of interest.
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Crowd rallies outside Waterville City Hall to support Haitian immigrant
Lexius Saint Martin, 35, came to the U.S. as a child and was taken last month by ICE officials, who plan to deport him.
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Fairfield man in police standoff arrested without incident
Kenneth J. Ruggiero, 33, was charged with domestic violence assault, domestic violence terrorizing and refusing to submit to arrest after the incident, which lasted about six hours.